A note on the biostratigraphic application of Permian plant fossils of the Normandien Formation (Beaufort Group, northeastern Main Karoo Basin), South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 263-280

  Claassen, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; KAROO SUPERGROUP; MORPHOTYPE; PALEOBOTANY; PERMIAN;

DICYNODON; SPHENOPHYLLUM;

EID: 59349096498     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.111.2-3.263     Document Type: Article

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