A review of recent advances in the study of early angiosperms from northeastern China

Palaeoworld

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 166-171

  Sun, Ge ^a,b,c   Dilcher, David L ^c,d   Zheng, Shao Lin ^e  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Advance; Early angiosperms; Northeastern China; Review; Study

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HERB; NEW RECORD; PHYLOGENY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ARCHAEFRUCTUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 56149102355     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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