An unusual occurrence of amber in laminated limestones: The crato formation lagerstätte (early cretaceous) of Brazil

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1399-1408

  Martill, David M ^a   Loveridge, Robert F ^a   De Andrade, José Artur Ferreira Gomes ^b   Cardoso, Andre Herzog ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DNPM   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agathis; Amber; Araucariaceae; Brachyphyllum; Brazil; Crato Formation; Cretaceous; Wollemia

Indexed keywords

AMBER; CRETACEOUS; PALEOBOTANY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGATHIS (CONIFER); ARAUCARIACEAE; BRACHYPHYLLUM; FUNGI; WOLLEMIA;

EID: 29444433065     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00517.x     Document Type: Review

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