Cunninghamia praelanceolata sp. nov. with associated epiphyllous fungi from the upper Miocene of eastern Zhejiang, S.E China and their palaeoecological implications

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-43

  Du, Bao Xia ^a,b   Yan, De Fei ^a,b   Sun, Bai Nian ^a   Li, Xiang Chuan ^c   Dao, Ke Qun ^a   Li, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Callimothallus pertusus; Cunninghamia praelanceolata; Late Miocene; Palaeoecology; Zhejiang Province

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; FUNGUS; LEAF; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; SEDGE; SHAPE;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

CUNNINGHAMIA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; CUPRESSACEAE; FUNGI; MICROTHYRIACEAE;

EID: 84864070547     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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