Mesofossil flora from the Late Cretaceous of New Zealand

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-173

  Cantrill, David J ^a,b   Wanntorp, Livia ^a   Drinnan, Andrew N ^c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Charcoal; Conifer; Flower; Late Cretaceous; New Zealand; Seed

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CHARCOAL; CONIFEROUS TREE; FLORA; FLOWER; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MAASTRICHTIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEED; TYPE SPECIMEN;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PODOCARPACEAE;

EID: 78951482367     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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