Fossil history of the Menispermaceae (Ranunculales)

Annales de Paleontologie

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-69

  Jacques, Frédéric M B ^a,b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Endocarp; Fossil; Leaf; Menispermaceae; Wood

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCENE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENISPERMACEAE; RANUNCULALES;

EID: 67349085732     PISSN: 07533969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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