Anatomically preserved ferns from the Late Cretaceous of western North America. II. Blechnaceae/Dryopteridaceae

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 703-709

  Serbet, Rudolph ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Blechnaceae; Campanian; Cretaceous; Dryopteridaceae; Fern anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRETACEOUS; FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; MESOZOIC; NEW SPECIES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; DRUMHELLER; NORTH AMERICA;

FILICALES; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 33745053041     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500996     Document Type: Article

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