Leaf macrofossils of Ilex protocornuta sp. nov. (Aquifoliaceae) from the Late Miocene of East China: Implications for palaeoecology

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-103

  Li, Xiangchuan ^a,b   Sun, Bainian ^a,b   Xiao, Liang ^a   Wu, Jingyu ^a   Lin, Zhicheng ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

East China; Ilex protocornuta; Late Miocene; leaf cuticle; palaeoecology; stomata

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEOGENE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STOMATA; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

AQUIFOLIACEAE; ILEX; ILEX CORNUTA; LAGERSTROEMIA; NIA; PAXTON; QUERCUS; SMILAX;

EID: 77953129569     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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