Geological factors and evolution of southwestern Gondwana Triassic plants

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-134

  Spalletti, L A ^a,c   Artabe, A E ^b,c   Morel, E M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d Comn Invest Cientificas Provincia ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Environments; Gondwana; Palaeobotany; Synergism; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIATION; GONDWANA; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

DICROIDIUM; GLOSSOPTERIS;

EID: 0142135881     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70648-1     Document Type: Article

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