Late Cretaceous palynofloras from the southern Laurasian margin in the Xigaze region, Xizang (Tibet)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-300

  Li, Jianguo ^a   Batten, David J ^b   Zhang, Yiyong ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Pollen grains; Spores; Xizang (Tibet); Yarlung Zangbo Suture

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; POLLEN; SPORE;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG; ZHONGBA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLASSOPOLLIS; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PROTEACIDITES;

EID: 41149099530     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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