Phytogeography of Asturian (Westphalian D) lycophytes throughout the Euramerican belt of coalfields

Geological Magazine

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 457-463

  Thomas, Barry A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Lycophytes; Palaeobotany; Phytogeography; Variscan

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

CARBONIFEROUS; LYCOPHYTES; PALAEOBOTANY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; VARISCAN;

COAL DEPOSITS;

CARBONIFEROUS; FLORA; FORELAND BASIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; PALEOBOTANY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASTURIAN BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

LYCOPODIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249326976     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680700338X     Document Type: Article

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