Foliar physiognomic climate estimates for the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) Lark Quarry fossil flora, central-western Queensland, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 575-582

  Fletcher, Tamara L ^a   Moss, Patrick T ^a   Salisbury, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; GROWTH; LEAF AREA; MUSEUM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUARRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; WINTON;

EID: 84896970862     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT13197     Document Type: Article

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