Mesofossils with platanaceous affinity from the Dakota Formation (Cretaceous) in Kansas, USA

Palaeoworld

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 246-252

  Wang, Xin ^a,b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Flower; Mesofossil; Platanaceae; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRETACEOUS; DICOTYLEDON; FOSSIL; FOSSIL RECORD; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

KANSAS; MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLATANACEAE;

EID: 55949129656     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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