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New Early Cretaceous palynology of the Southeastern Khorat Plateau, Northeastern Thailand: palaeobotanical, palaeoclimatic, and palynophytogeographical implications
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- 1. College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130061 (China)
- 2. Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes - UMR CNRS 6118, F-35000, Rennes (France)
- 3. Exploration and Development Research Institute of Daqing Oilfield Company Ltd., Daqing 163712 (China)
- 4. Office of Mineral Resources Region 2, Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Khon Kaen (Thailand)
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Zhang, Yan, Shi, Xiao, Bourquin, Sylvie, Ge, Wenchun, Wan, Chuanbiao, Nulay, Pradit (2025): New Early Cretaceous palynology of the Southeastern Khorat Plateau, Northeastern Thailand: palaeobotanical, palaeoclimatic, and palynophytogeographical implications. Geodiversitas 47 (15): 641-657, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2025v47a15, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/geodiversitas2025v47a15.pdf
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