A ranunculalean liana stem from the cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada: Atli morinii gen.et sp.nov

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 818-831

  Smith, Selena Y ^a   Little, Stefan A ^b,c   Cooper, Ranessa L ^d   Burnham, Robyn J ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d HILLSDALE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campanian; Hornby island; Menispermaceae; Paleobotany; Ranunculales; Wood

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; GROWTH FORM; NEW TAXON; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; STAND STRUCTURE; STEM; VINE; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HORNBY ISLAND;

EID: 84877912769     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669925     Document Type: Article

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