A new species of Mirovia (Coniferales, Miroviaceae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Iberian Ranges (Spain)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 761-773

  Gomez, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conifers; Early Cretaceous; Iberian ranges; Mirovia; Spain

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CRETACEOUS; CUTICLE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

IBERIAN RANGES; SPAIN;

ALBIA; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MIROVIA; MIROVIA GOTHANII; MIROVIACEAE;

EID: 0042304211     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.2002.1023     Document Type: Article

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