Davallia (Polypodiales: Davalliaceae) macrofossils from Early Miocene Otago (New Zealand) with in situ spores

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Conran, John G ^a   Kaulfuss, Uwe ^b   Bannister, Jennifer M ^b   Mildenhall, Dallas C ^c   Lee, Daphne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Davallia Smith; Davalliaceae; Fossil fern; Miocene; New Zealand; Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall

Indexed keywords

FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; MACROECOLOGY; MIOCENE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPORE;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAVALLIA; DAVALLIACEAE; FILICALES; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 77955091645     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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