The Xichong flora of Yunnan, China: Diversity in late Mid Devonian plant assemblages

Geological Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 339-350

  Wang, Yi ^a   Berry, C M ^b   Hao, Shougang ^c   Xu, Honghe ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversity; Late Mid Devonian; Palaeogeography and palaeoclimatology; Pre Cathaysian floras; Xichong flora

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FLORA; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

CLADOXYLOPSIDA; FILICOPHYTA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; PRAGIA;

EID: 34347372910     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1082     Document Type: Article

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