Leaf architectural profiles of angiosperm floras across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary

American Journal of Science

Volumn 305, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 983-1013

  Green, Walton A ^a   Hickey, L J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; FLORA; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF; MESOZOIC;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33744930375     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.305.10.983     Document Type: Article

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