Microfloristic provincialism in the Upper Triassic Circum-Mediterranean area and palaeogeographic implication

Geobios

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-142

  Buratti, Nicoletta ^a   Cirilli, Simonetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Late Triassic; Onslow Microflora; Palaeogeography; Palynology; Tethys

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; JURASSIC; MIOSPORE; NORIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROVINCIALISM; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TETHYS; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; EAST NUSA TENGGARA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; WEST TIMOR;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 34147106513     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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