Beardia vancouverensis gen. et sp. nov. (Juglandaceae): Permineralized fruits from the Eocene of British Columbia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 557-565

  Elliott, Lindsay L ^a   Mindell, Randal A ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appian way; Beardia; Engelhardioideae; Eocene; Fossil; Fruits; Juglandaceae; Platycaryeae

Indexed keywords

FRUIT;

JUGLANDACEAE;

EID: 33645542744     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.4.557     Document Type: Article

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