Conifer woods of the Middle Jurassic hojedk formation (Kerman Basin) central Iran

IAWA Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-505

  Poole, Imogen ^a,b   Ataabadi, Majid Mirzaie ^c,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conifer; Fossil wood; Gondwana; Iran; Jurassic; Laurasia

Indexed keywords

AGATHOXYLON; CONIFEROPHYTA; XENOXYLON;

EID: 28844479715     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000130     Document Type: Article

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