Synchronous palynofloristic extinction and recovery after the end-Permian event in the Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica: Implications for palynofloristic turnover across Gondwana

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 89-122

  Lindström, Sofie ^a   McLoughlin, Stephen ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; extinction; palaeobiogeography; palynostratigraphy; Permian Triassic transition; recovery

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COAL; EXTINCTION; FERN; FLORISTICS; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLOSSOPTERIS;

EID: 34247567876     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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