Plant systematics and differentiation of species over trans-Beringian land connections including a newly recognized cupressaceous conifer Ditaxocladus Guo & Sun

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-110

  Krassilov, V A ^a,b   Kodrul, T M ^c   Maslova, N P ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Aquatic plants; Climate change; Conifers; Cretaceous; Paleocene; Speciation; Trans Beringian migrations

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CRETACEOUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCENE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; DINOSAURIA; LIMNOBIOPHYLLUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; QUEREUXIA;

EID: 77949698499     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1150     Document Type: Article

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