Middle Jurassic vegetation dynamics from allochthonous palynological assemblages: An example from a marginal marine depositional setting; Lajas Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 392, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-127

  Stukins, Stephen ^a,b   Jolley, David W ^b   McIlroy, Duncan ^c   Hartley, Adrian J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correspondence analysis; Middle Jurassic; Neuqu n Basin; Palynology; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; JURASSIC; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLEN; SUCCESSION; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN;

EID: 84885103552     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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