On a new fossil epiphyllous fungus Palaeoasterina siwalika gen. et sp. nov. From the Siwalik (Middle Miocene) sediments of Darjeeling foothills, India with remarks on environment

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Mitra, Samik ^a   Bera, Subir ^a   Banerjee, Manju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Foliicolous fungi; Microthyriaceae; Neogene; Palaeoenvironment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

FOSSIL FUNGUS;

FUNGI;

ASTERINA; FUNGI; MICROTHYRIACEAE;

EID: 0036823935     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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