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The Early Cretaceous Mesofossil Flora Of Catefica, Portugal: Angiosperms
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Friis, Else Marie, Crane, Peter R., Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard, Mendes, Mário Miguel, Kvaček, Jiří (2022): The Early Cretaceous Mesofossil Flora Of Catefica, Portugal: Angiosperms. Fossil Imprint 78 (2): 341-424, DOI: 10.37520/fi.2022.016, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/fi.2022.016
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