Palaeoecology of the Miocene El Cien Formation (Mexico) as determined from wood anatomical characters

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 154-167

  Martínez Cabrera, Hugo I ^a   Cevallos Ferriz, Sergio R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

El Cien Formation; Fossil wood; Mexico; Miocene; Paleoenvironment

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION; FLORA; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; RAINFOREST; SEASONALITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOOD;

BRAZIL; CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43649105524     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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