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See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248034669 Fossil Flowers and Associated Plant Fossils from the Kamikitaba Locality (Ashizawa Formation, Futaba Group... Article in Journal of Plant Research · June 1999 DOI: 10.1007/PL00013872 CITATIONS READS 53 89 3 authors: Masamichi Takahashi Peter R. Crane Niigata University Oak Spring Garden Foundation 70 PUBLICATIONS 1,103 CITATIONS 227 PUBLICATIONS 13,223 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Hisao Ando Ibaraki University 62 PUBLICATIONS 851 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Cretaceous stratigraphy and sedimentation View project Triassic bivalve evolution and ecology View project All content following this page was uploaded by Masamichi Takahashi on 14 February 2014. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file.

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