An analysis of the palynomorphs obtained from Tertiary sediments at Koingnaas, Namaqualand, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-47

  De Villiers, S E ^a   Cadman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCHANNEL; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; TERTIARY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035187147     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)90089-2     Document Type: Article

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