Bertilanthus scanicus, a new Asterid flower from the late cretaceous (late santonian-early campanian) of Scania, Sweden

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 318-330

  Friis, Else Marie ^a   Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asterid; Fossil flowers; Late cretaceous; Pollen; Quintinia; Silvianthemum; Synchrotron radiation x ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; DICOTYLEDON; ESTIVATION; FLOWER; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; POLLEN; TYPE LOCALITY;

SKANE; SWEDEN;

ASTERIDS; PARACRYPHIACEAE; QUINTINIA; THEA;

EID: 84859188278     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663973     Document Type: Article

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