Comparison of leaf samples from mapped tropical and temperate forests: Implications for interpretations of the diversity of fossil assemblages

Palaios

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-177

  Ellis, Beth ^a   Johnson, Kirk R ^b  

^a DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF LITTER; MAPPING METHOD; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CONNECTICUT; QUEENSLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877668240     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2012.p12-073r     Document Type: Article

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