New species of angiosperm pollen from the Dakota formation (cenomanian, upper cretaceous) of Minnesota, U.S.A

Palynology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages 17-26

  Hu, Shusheng ^a   Jarzen, David M ^b   Dilcher, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm pollen; Biostratigraphy; Cenomanian; Dakota formation; Late cretaceous; Paleoecology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANGIOSPERM; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; POLLEN; TAXONOMY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 58649101861     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gspalynol.32.1.17     Document Type: Article

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