A new transfer technique to extract and process thin and fragmented fossil cuticle using polyester overlays

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 243-248

  Kouwenberg, Lenny L R ^a   Hines, Rebekah R ^a,b   McElwain, Jennifer C ^a,c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cuticle; fossil leaves; Paleobotany; sample preparation

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE; ESTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; FOSSIL; PRESERVATION;

EID: 34249057255     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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