Growth ring analysis of fossil coniferous woods from early cretaceous of Araripe Basin (Brazil)

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-423

  Pires, Etiene F ^a   Guerra Sommer, Margot ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araripe basin brazil; Dendroclimatology; Fossil woods; Pre rift phase

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLIMATE; CONIFER; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TROPIC CLIMATE; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAZIL; CLIMATE; CONIFEROPHYTA; FOSSILS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WOOD;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 79959323408     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652011005000005     Document Type: Article

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