Systematic and Taxonomic Approaches in Paleobotany

by Robert A. Spicer

Plant fossils, which provide valuable data for many fields, are usually only poorly preserved and fragmentary remains of the original organism. Their identification is difficult, and their study bedevilled by problems of taxomony and classification never encountered with living plants. This volume contains the papers presented at an international paleobotanical meeting designed to present a complete catalog and description of the varied techniques...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198577044
• ISBN13: 9780198577041
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"