Fossil record and age of the Asteridae

Botanical Review

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-135

  Martínez Millán, Marcela ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteridae; Campanulids; Euasteridae; Fossil; Lamiids; Minimum Age

Indexed keywords

ASTERIDS; CAMPANULIDS; CORNALES; ERICALES; LAMIIDS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYA;

EID: 77949654029     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-010-9040-1     Document Type: Article

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