A palynological investigation of plesiosaur-bearing rocks from the Upper Cretaceous Tahora Formation, Mangahouanga, New Zealand

Alcheringa

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-374

  Vajda, Vivi ^a   Raine, J Ian ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Campanian; Dinosaur; High latitude; Maastrichtian; Mangahouanga; New zealand; Palaeoclimate; Palynology; Plesiosaur

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLATITUDE; PALYNOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; CYATHEACEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOSAURIA; FAGUS; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NOTHOFAGIDITES; NOTHOFAGUS; PROTEACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955632068     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2010.486642     Document Type: Article

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