Cretaceous (Albian-Aptian) conifer wood from Northern Hemisphere high latitudes: Forest composition and palaeoclimate

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 143, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 167-196

  Harland, M ^a   Francis, J E ^a   Brentnall, S J ^b   Beerling, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canadian Arctic; conifer; Cretaceous; fossil wood; palaeoclimate; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; APTIAN; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOSSIL RECORD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLAR REGION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY; WOOD;

ARCTIC; AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ARAUCARIOPITYS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSINOXYLON; JUNIPEROXYLON; PROTOPICEOXYLON; TAXODIOXYLON; XENOXYLON;

EID: 33846923861     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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