Petrified wood from the Farafra Oasis, Egypt

IAWA Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-172

  Kamal El Din, Marwah M ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Celastrinoxylon; Egypt; Farafra; Ficoxylon; Fossil wood

Indexed keywords

CELASTRINOXYLON; CELASTRINOXYLON CELASTROIDES; FICOXYLON CRETACEUM;

EID: 0038284250     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000329     Document Type: Article

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