An unusual Middle Permian flora from the Blaine Formation (Pease River Group: Leonardian-Guadalupian Series) of King County, West Texas

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 765-782

  DiMichele, William A ^a   Hook, Robert W ^b   Nelson, W John ^c   Chaney, Dan S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOBOTANY; PERMIAN;

KING COUNTY [TEXAS]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CONCHOSTRACA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CORDAITES; FRAXINUS;

EID: 3242733231     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0765:AUMPFF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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