Fruits and leaves with cuticle of Laurelia otagoensis sp. nov. (Atherospermataceae) from the early Miocene of Otago (New Zealand)

Alcheringa

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 496-509

  Conran, John G ^a   Bannister, Jennifer M ^b   Lee, Daphne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atherospermataceae; cuticle; fossil fruits; fossil leaves; Laurelia otagoensis; Miocene; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

DIATOMITE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; LEAF; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

ATHEROSPERMATACEAE; LAURALES; LAURELIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84889603619     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2013.798765     Document Type: Article

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