Lochkovian plants from the Xitun Formation of Yunnan, China, and their palaeophytogeographical significance

Geological Magazine

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-344

  Xue, Jinzhuang ^a,b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lochkovian; phytogeography; plant diversity; South China; zosterophyll

Indexed keywords

LOCHKOVIAN; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT DIVERSITY; SOUTH CHINA; ZOSTEROPHYLL;

DIVERSITY INDEX; FLORA; FOSSIL; GONDWANA; LOCHKOVIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; VASCULAR PLANT;

CHINA; QUJING; YUNNAN;

HUIA (PLANT); TRACHEOPHYTA; ZOSTEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 84856894370     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675681100077X     Document Type: Article

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