A palaeoenvironmental analysis of Permian sediments in Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) with new palynological and megafloral data

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 14-28

  Bercovici, Antoine ^a   Diez, José Bienvenido ^b   Broutin, Jean ^c   Bourquin, Sylvie ^a   Linol, Bastien ^a,d   Villanueva Amadoz, Uxue ^e   López Gómez, José ^f   Durand, Marc ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^f Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

^g NONE   (France)

Author keywords

megaflora; palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; palaeosols; palynology; Permian; Thuringian

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; FLOODPLAIN; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PALYNOLOGY; PERMIAN; PLANT COMMUNITY; RED BED; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 70449727620     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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