The palynology of the Sonsela member (Late Triassic, Norian) at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 189, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-28

  Reichgelt, Tammo ^a   Parker, William G ^b,c   Martz, Jeffrey W ^b   Conran, John G ^d   van Konijnenburg van Cittert, Johanna H A ^a   Kürschner, Wolfram M ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chinle Formation; Late Triassic; Norian; Palynoflora; Palynology; Petrified Forest National Park

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; BIOZONATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NORIAN; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEONTOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TAXONOMY; VOLCANISM;

ARIZONA; PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; CYCADOPHYTA; CYCADOPSIDA; EQUISETALES; EQUISETUM; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; KLAUSIPOLLENITES; VOLTZIALES;

EID: 84871552809     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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