Lauraceous fossil flower from the Kamikitaba locality (Lower Coniacian; Upper Cretaceous) in northeastern Japan

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 429-434

  Takahashi, Masamichi ^a   Herendeen, Patrick S ^b   Crane, Peter R ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asamigawa member; Coniacian; Cretaceous; Fossil flower; Futaba group; Japan; Kamikitaba assemblage; Lauraceae; Mesofossils

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040486900     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00014008     Document Type: Article

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