Taxonomic resolution of the Triassic-Jurassic sporomorph record in East Greenland

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Mander, Luke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Jurassic; Palynology; Taphonomy; Triassic

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; JURASSIC; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; PRECISION; RECONSTRUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPORE; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053938595     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0262-821X11-012     Document Type: Article

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