Casuarinaceae from the eocene of Patagonia, Argentina

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1279-1289

  Zamaloa, Maria Del C ^a   Gandolfo, Maria A ^b   González, Cynthia C ^c   Romero, Edgardo J ^d   Cúneo, Néstor R ^c   Wilf, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Casuarinaceae; Eocene; Gymnostoma; Megafossils; Patagonia; Pollen

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EOCENE; EXTINCTION; FLORAL TRAIT; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOBOTANY;

ARGENTINA; AUSTRALASIA; CHUBUT; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CASUARINACEAE; GYMNOSTOMA;

EID: 33845625673     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507873     Document Type: Article

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