Early angiosperm ecology: Evidence from the Albian-Cenomanian of Europe

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 495-502

  Coiffard, C ^a   Gomez, B ^b   Kvacek J ^c   Thevenard, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Conifers; Ecology; Environment; Europe; Gymnosperms; Mid Cretaceous; Wagner's Parsimony Method

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; ANGIOSPERM; CENOMANIAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRETACEOUS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLORISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; GYMNOSPERM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLATANACEAE;

EID: 33748063618     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl125     Document Type: Article

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