Equisetum cf. pratense (Equisetaceae) from the Miocene of Yunnan in southwestern China and its paleoecological implications

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-359

  Zhang, Yu Ling ^a,b   Ferguson, David K ^c   Ablaev, Albert G ^d   Wang, Yu Fei ^a   Li, Cheng Sen ^a   Xie, Lei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d IL ICHEV PACIFIC OCEANOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

China; Equisetum; Miocene; Paleoecology; Paleophenology; Tubers

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; RHIZOME; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LUHE; YUNNAN;

ALNUS; CASTANOPSIS; CYCLOBALANOPSIS; EQUISETACEAE; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM PRATENSE; LIQUIDAMBAR; TAXODIOXYLON;

EID: 34047121480     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510411     Document Type: Article

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