The distinct foliar physiognomy of the Late Cretaceous forests of New Zealand - Probably deciduous

Gondwana Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1061-1067

  Pole, Mike ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Cretaceous; Deciduous; Foliar physiognomy; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLORA; FOSSIL; LIFESTYLE; PALEOBOTANY; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84925304906     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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