Lovellea wintonensis gen. et sp. nov.- Early Cretaceous (late Albian), anatomically preserved, angiospermous flowers and fruits from the Winton Formation, western Queensland, Australia

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 339-355

  Dettmann, Mary E ^a   Clifford, H Trevor ^a   Peters, Mark ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albian; Australia; Fossil angiosperm; Gomortegaceae; Laurales; Monimiaceae

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CALYCANTHACEAE; GOMORTEGA; GOMORTEGACEAE; IDIOSPERMUM; LAURALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MONIMIACEAE; TAMBOURISSA;

EID: 62349137854     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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