Evolution of the Austral-Antarctic flora during the Cretaceous: New insights from a paleobiogeographic perspective

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-392

  Leppe, Marcelo ^a   Mihoc, Maritza ^b   Varela, Natalia ^b   Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang ^c   Mansilla, Héctor ^d   Bierma, Hessel ^b   Cisterna, Katherine ^b   Frey, Eberhard ^e   Jujihara, Toshiro ^d  

^a Depto Cie Inst Antartico Chileno   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cretaceous; Magellan's basin; Paleobotany; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874634785     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2012000400002     Document Type: Review

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