Middle eocene terrestrial palynomorphs from the dolime minerals and gulf hammock quarries, florida, U.S.A

Palynology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-110

  Jarzen, David M ^a   Dilcher, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avon park formation; Florida; Middle eocene; Paleoenvironments; Pollen; Spores; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; POLLEN; QUARRY; SPORE; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION;

AVON PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACROSTICHUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; NYPA; PELLICIERA;

EID: 33846878554     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2006.9989620     Document Type: Article

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