Alseodaphne (Lauraceae) from the Pliocene of China and its paleoclimatic significance

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 277-285

  Hu, Ya Qin ^a,e   Ferguson, David K ^b   Li, Cheng Sen ^a,c   Xiao, Ya Ping ^d   Wang, Yu Fei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c BEIJING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (China)

^d SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alseodaphne hainanensis Merrill; China; fossil leaf; Lauraceae; paleoclimate; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DIATOMITE; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHENGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

ALSEODAPHNE; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 34548279440     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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