Sinolejeunea yimaensis gen. et sp. nov. (Hepaticae) from the Middle Jurassic Yima Formation in Henan Province of China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-232

  Yang, XiaoJu ^a   Wu, XiangWu ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Henan; liverwort; Middle Jurassic; Yima Formation

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORDS; HENAN; HENAN PROVINCE; LIVERWORT; MIDDLE JURASSIC; YIMA FORMATION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

FOSSIL RECORD; GAMETOPHYTE; JURASSIC; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIVERWORT; PALEOBOTANY; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; HENAN;

JUNGERMANNIALES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA;

EID: 79651474177     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4153-2     Document Type: Article

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