A fossil fuchsia (Onagraceae) flower and an anther mass with in situ pollen from the early miocene of New Zealand

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2052-2065

  Lee, Daphne E ^a   Conran, John G ^b   Bannister, Jennifer M ^a   Kaulfuss, Uwe ^a   Mildenhall, Dallas C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthers; Biogeography; Flower; Fuchsia antiqua; In situ pollen; Koninidites aspis; Miocene; Oligocene; Onagraceae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOMITE; DICOTYLEDON; EXTINCTION; FLOWER; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; ORNITHOPHILY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANTHERS; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; FOSSIL; FUCHSIA ANTIQUA; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU POLLEN; KONINIDITES ASPIS; MIOCENE; NEW ZEALAND; OLIGOCENE; ONAGRACEAE; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTHERS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; FLOWER; FUCHSIA ANTIQUA; IN SITU POLLEN; KONINIDITES ASPIS; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; ONAGRACEAE;

FOSSILS; NEW ZEALAND; ONAGRACEAE; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885359026     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200643     Document Type: Article

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