Structure and diversity of the Mesozoic wood genus Xenoxylon in Far East Asia: Implications for terrestrial palaeoclimates

Lethaia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-406

  Philippe, Marc ^a   Jiang, Hong En ^b   Kim, Kyungsik ^c   Oh, Changhwan ^c   Gromyko, Dmitry ^d   Harland, Melise ^e,f   Paik, In Sung ^g   ThÉVenard, Frederic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Far East Asia; Mesozoic; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoclimate; Xenoxylon

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; BIOTOPE; CARNIAN; MAASTRICHTIAN; MESOZOIC; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST;

XENOXYLON;

EID: 70649111536     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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