New discovery of fossil cycad-like plants from the Middle Jurassic of West Liaoning, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1804-1807

  Wang, Yongdong ^a   Zhang, Wu ^b   Zheng, Shaolin ^b   Saiki, Keni'chi ^c   Li, Nan ^d  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d Shenzhen Xianhu Botanical Garden   (China)

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EID: 33749597980     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-121     Document Type: Article

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