New late cretaceous and paleocene dicot woods of big bend national park, texas and review of cretacous wood characteristics

IAWA Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-318

  Wheeler, E A ^a   Lehman, T M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aguja formation; Big bend national park; Black peaks formation; Cretaceous; Ericales; Fossil wood; Javelina formation; Paleobotany; Paleocene; Parenchyma

Indexed keywords

CUNONIACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ERICALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PECARI TAJACU;

EID: 70349554582     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000220     Document Type: Article

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