Fossil wood of Sindora (Leguminosae, Caesalpiniaceae) from the Oligo-Miocene of Saudi Arabia: Paleobiogeographical considerations

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 191-199

  Privé Gill, Catherine ^a   Thomas, Herbert ^b   Lebret, Patrick ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Mission Arabie   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Miocene; Oligocene; Paleobiogeography; Vegetation; Wood

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TROPICAL FOREST; WOOD;

SAUDI ARABIA;

SINDORA;

EID: 0344146410     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(99)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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