A new subdivision of the Albian spore-pollen zonation of Australia

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-72

  Wagstaff, Barbara E ^a   Gallagher, Stephen J ^a   Trainor, Jessica K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albian; Australia; Biostratigraphy; Gippsland Basin; Palynology; Spore pollen

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALBIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOLOGY; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DATUM; FERN; HIATUS; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICATRICOSISPORITES; FILICOPHYTA; PILOSISPORITES;

EID: 84855169829     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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