The oldest Pinus and its preservation by fire

Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 303-306

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a   Mages, Viola ^a   Collinson, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; NEEDLES; RESINS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; GROWTH RINGS; LOWER CRETACEOUS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; NOVA SCOTIA; SECONDARY XYLEM; SHORT SHOOTS; THIN-WALLED;

DUCTS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOSSIL; PRESERVATION; RESIN; VALANGINIAN;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE;

EID: 84962240519     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G37526.1     Document Type: Article

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