Early Cretaceous angiosperm leaves from the Dakota Formation, Braun Ranch locality, Kansas, USA

Palaeontographica Abteilung B: Palaeophytologie

Volumn 273, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 101-137

  Wang, Hongshan ^a   Dilcher, David L ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Cretaceous; Dakota Formation; Fossil leaves

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERN; FLOODPLAIN; FOSSIL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CLOUD COUNTY; KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAURALES; MAGNOLIALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLATANACEAE; PROTEALES; SAXIFRAGALES; TROCHODENDRACEAE;

EID: 33646401522     PISSN: 03750299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/palb/273/2006/101     Document Type: Article

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