Description and microscale analysis of some enigmatic palynomorphs from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of Libya

Palynology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 101-112

  Steemans, Philippe ^a   Javaux, Emmanuelle J ^a   Breuer, Pierre ^b   Le Hérissé, Alain ^c   Marshall, Craig P ^d   Goyet, Férdéric De Ville De ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e PetroStrat Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Libya; Microscale analysis; Middle Devonian (Givetian); Spores; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BOREHOLE; DEVONIAN; MICROFOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NEW TAXON; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

ACANTHOMORPHA; ACRITARCHA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 77953744564     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gspalynol.33.1.101     Document Type: Article

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