Rutaceae leaf fossils from the Late Oligocene (27.23 Ma) Guang River flora of northwestern Ethiopia

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 188-194

  Pan, Aaron D ^a  

^a Fort Worth Museum of Science and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurantioideae; Clausena; Ethiopia; Kenya; Oligocene; Rutaceae; Vepris

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSAL; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEW RECORD; OLIGOCENE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ETHIOPIA; KENYA;

CLAUSENA; RUTACEAE; VEPRIS;

EID: 76349089744     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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