Stratigraphical and palaeobiogeographical significance of fossil wood from the Mesozoic Khorat group of Thailand

Geological Magazine

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-328

  Philippe, Marc ^a   Suteethorn, Varavudh ^b   Lutat, Petra ^c   Buffetaut, Eric ^d   Cavin, Lionel ^e   Cuny, Gilles ^f   Barale, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

^c MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e Musee des Dinosaures   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Fossil Wood; Jurassic; Palaeobiogeography; Thailand

Indexed keywords

STRATIGRAPHY;

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL WOODS; JURASSIC; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; THAILAND;

WOOD;

BIOMARKER; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 3242741355     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756803008604     Document Type: Article

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