Terrestrial palynomorphs of the Cenozoic Pagodroma Group, northern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-79

  Wei, L J ^a   Raine, J I ^b   Liu, X H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amery oasis; Fisher Massif; Glaciomarine sediments; Miocene; Palaeovegetation; Spores and pollen

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; CENOZOIC; DOMINANCE; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; PALYNOMORPH; SPORE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84893524670     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102013000278     Document Type: Article

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