A new drought resistant gymnosperm taxon Duartenia araripensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Cheirolepidiaceae?) from the Early Cretaceous of Northern Gondwana

Palaeontographica Abteilung B: Palaeophytologie

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 1-25

  Mohr, Barbara A R ^a   Schultka, Stephan ^a   Süss, Herbert ^a   Bernardes De Oliveira, Mary E C ^b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CEPPE Post Graduation and Research Centre of the University Guarulhos   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

?Cheirolepidiaceae; Brazil; Conifer branches; Early cretaceous; Northern gondwana

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; CRETACEOUS; DROUGHT; FOLIAGE; GONDWANA; GYMNOSPERM; NEW TAXON; TRICHOME; WOOD;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84874438541     PISSN: 03750299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/palb/289/2012/1     Document Type: Article

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