The Cenozoic macrofossil record of the Cupressaceae in the Southern Hemisphere

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-132

  Hill, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Cretaceous; Cupressaceae; Macrofossils; Southern Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

ATHROTAXIS; CALLITRIS; CUPRESSACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 47649104751     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: 20820259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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