A toothed Lauraceae leaf from the Early Eocene of Tasmania, Australia

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1191-1198

  Carpenter, Raymond J ^a   Jordan, Gregory J ^b   Hill, Robert S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Eocene; Lauraceae; Laurales; Leaf cuticle; Leaf teeth; Stomata

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EOCENE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FOSSIL RECORD; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LEAF; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

LAURACEAE; LAURALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 35348914635     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520721     Document Type: Article

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