Structurally preserved Nilssoniopteris from the Arida Formation (Barremian, Lower Cretaceous) of southwest Japan

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 410-417

  Yamada, Toshihiro ^a   Legrand, Julien ^b,d   Nishida, Harufumi ^c,d  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arida Formation; Barremian; Bennettitales; Nilssonia; Nilssoniopteris

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BARREMIAN; CUTICLE; DRY SEASON; FOLIAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GYMNOSPERM; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRESERVATION; STOMATA; TURTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

CYCADALES; CYCADEOIDALES; NILSSONIA; NILSSONIOPTERIS;

EID: 70249148576     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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