Whole-plant concept and environment reconstruction of a Telemachus conifer (voltziales) from the triassic of Antarctica

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 425-444

  Bomfleur, Benjamin ^a   Decombeix, Anne Laure ^b   Escapa, Ignacio H ^c   Schwendemann, Andrew B ^a   Axsmith, Brian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio ^*  (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Conifer; Heidiphyllum; Notophytum; Telemachus; Triassic; Whole plant reconstruction

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CUTICLE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNGUS; GONDWANA; MORPHOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLEN; RECONSTRUCTION; ROOT; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84875197584     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668686     Document Type: Article

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