Lepidodendron dawsonii: Functional groups and pyrolysates of compression and fossilized-cuticle (Late Asturian, Canada)

Geologia Croatica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-374

  Zodrow, Erwin L ^a   Mastalerz, Maria ^b   Helleur, Robert ^c  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bark; Compression fossilized cuticle; Flash pyrolysis; FTIR; Lepidodendron

Indexed keywords

BARK; CARBONIFEROUS; CUTICLE; DIAGENESIS; FOSSILIZATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PYROLYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SYDNEY COALFIELD;

LEPIDODENDRON;

EID: 84869064180     PISSN: 1330030X     EISSN: 13334875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4154/gc.2012.26     Document Type: Article

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