Dicroidium diversity in the Upper Triassic of north Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 67-101

  Bomfleur, Benjamin ^a   Kerp, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

cuticles; Dicroidium; diversity gradient; leaf lifespan; Transantarctic Mountains; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CUTICLE; FERN; NEW SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CLADOPHLEBIS; DICROIDIUM; DICROIDIUM ODONTOPTEROIDES; FILICOPHYTA; HEIDIPHYLLUM ELONGATUM;

EID: 77951257816     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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