The Oman Gharif mixed paleoflora: A useful tool for testing Permian Pangea reconstructions

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 85-98

  Berthelin, M ^a   Broutin, J ^a   Kerp, H ^b   Crasquin Soleau, S ^a   Platel, J P ^c   Roger, J ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Mixed paleoflora; Pangea reconstruction; Permian

Indexed keywords

PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PANGAEA; PERMIAN;

HUQF; OMAN;

EID: 0038379305     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00314-6     Document Type: Article

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