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Tertiary and Quaternary fossil wood from Kerguelen (southern Indian Ocean)
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Philippe, M, Giret, A and Jordan, GJ 1998
, 'Tertiary and Quaternary fossil wood from Kerguelen (southern Indian Ocean)'
, Contes Rendus Acadamie des Sciences, Sciences de la terre et des planetes, vol. 326, No. 12
, pp. 901-906
, doi: 10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80030-X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80030-X
Abstract
Kerguelen is now treeless but forest grew there during the Tertiary. Tertiary fossil wood is common there and was recorded and described by 19th Century workers. Recently discovered wood from a Pleistocene moraine shows that trees persisted into the Quaternary. A xylological study helps clarify the history and palaeoecology of the woody vegetation on Kerguelen.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors/Creators: | Philippe, M and Giret, A and Jordan, GJ |
| Keywords: | palaeobotany, conifers, southern hemisphere, tertiary, quaternary, pleistocene, extinction, palaeoclimate |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Contes Rendus Acadamie des Sciences, Sciences de la terre et des planetes |
| DOI / ID Number: | 10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80030-X |
| Additional Information: | The definitive version is available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/ |
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