Phytogeography of Late Silurian macrofloras

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 165-192

  Raymond, Anne ^a   Gensel, Patricia ^b   Stein, William E ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Late Silurian phytogeography; palaeoclimate; plant morphology

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLORA; FOSSIL RECORD; GONDWANA; GROWING SEASON; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SILURIAN;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BATHURST ISLAND [TIWI ISLANDS]; EURASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; NORTHERN TERRITORY; TIWI ISLANDS; WEST ASIA;

BARAGWANATHIA; BATHURSTIA; COOKSONELLA; EMBRYOPHYTA; LUDLOVIA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; ZOSTEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 33750609611     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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