Paleoecological and phylogenetic implications of saxicaulis meckertii gen. et SP. Nov.: A bennettitalean stem from the upper cretaceous of Western North America

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 915-925

  Jud, Nathan A ^a,b   Rothwell, Gar W ^c   Stockey, Ruth A ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bennettitales; Borer; Cretaceous; Oribatid mites; Plant animal interactions

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; COPROLITE; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; MITE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; STEM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CONIACIAN; CYCADEOIDALES; CYCADOPSIDA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 77957883907     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655963     Document Type: Article

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