Cyclic changes in Pennsylvanian paleoclimate and effects on floristic dynamics in tropical Pangaea

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 329-344

  DiMichele, William A ^a   Cecil, C Blaine ^a,b   Montañez, Isabel P ^c   Falcon Lang, Howard J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal; Conifers; Cordaitaleans; Glaciation; Paleosol; Upland flora

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC ROCK; COALBEDS; COUPLED OSCILLATIONS; CYCLIC CHANGES; CYCLICITY; DRY CONDITION; DRY VEGETATION; MARGIN SETTING; PALEOCLIMATES; PEAT FORMATION; PENNSYLVANIAN COALS; PERMIAN; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; SEDIMENTATION PATTERN; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SPATIAL LOCATION; SUB-HUMID; TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS; WETLAND PLANTS;

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICS; WETLANDS;

VEGETATION;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COAL; CONIFEROUS TREE; FLORISTICS; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GLACIATION; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PANGAEA; PENNSYLVANIAN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CORDAITALES; FILICOPHYTA; GONIATITIDA;

EID: 77955311914     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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