Early Jurassic miospores from Ferrar Group of Carapace Nunatak, South Victoria Land, Antarctica

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Ribecai, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carapace Nunatak; Carapace Sandstone Formation; Early Jurassic; Ferrar Group; Kirkpatrick Basalt Formation; palynology; Transantarctic Mountains

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; JURASSIC; MIOSPORE; PALYNOLOGY; PLIENSBACHIAN; SANDSTONE; SINEMURIAN;

ANTARCTICA; CARAPACE NUNATAK; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33847630429     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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