A microstructure study on silicified wood from the Permian Petrified Forest of Chemnitz

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-407

  Dietrich, Dagmar ^a   Lampke, Thomas ^a   Rößler, Ronny ^b  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Dadoxylon sp.; Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD); Medullosa stellata; Petrified wood; Plant cell wall structure; Psaronius sp.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884209279     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-012-0162-0     Document Type: Article

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