Paralygodium meckertii sp. nov. (Schizaeaceae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 163-173

  Karafit, Steven J ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Coniacian; Cretaceous; ferns; Paralygodium; Schizaeaceae

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CONIACIAN; CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; FERN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPORE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ANEMIA (FERN); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIACIAN; DELTOIDOSPORA; FILICOPHYTA; SCHIZAEACEAE;

EID: 40849140754     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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