Quantitative reconstruction of Miocene climate patterns and evolution in Southern China based on plant fossils

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 304, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 291-307

  Yao, Yi Feng ^a   Bruch, Angela A ^b   Mosbrugger, Volker ^b   Li, Cheng Sen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate pattern; Evolution; Miocene; Plant fossils; Southern China

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; COOLING; FLORISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UPLIFT; VISUALIZATION;

CHINA; EUROPE;

EID: 79955463134     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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