Fokienia shengxianensis sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the late Miocene of eastern China and its paleoecological implications

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 176-177, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-34

  He, Wenlong ^a,b   Sun, Bainian ^a,b   Liu, Yu Sheng Christopher ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Eastern China; Fokienia; Late Miocene; Leaf cuticle; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CUTICLE; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOLIAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LEAF; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY;

CHINA;

CUPRESSACEAE; FOKIENIA; FOKIENIA HODGINSII;

EID: 84860139735     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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