Late Triassic palynoflora from the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India: Evidence from vertebrate coprolites

Alcheringa

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-111

  Vijaya, ^a   Prasad, G V R ^b   Singh, K ^c  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Coprolites; Late Triassic; Maleri Formation; Pollen; Pranhita Godavari Valley; Spores

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953305401     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510902841315     Document Type: Article

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