New information on gametophytes and sporophytes of Aglaophyton major and inferences about possible environmental adaptations

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 175-193

  Remy, Winfried ^a   Hass, Hagen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGLAOPHYTON MAJOR; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVONIAN; GAMETOPHYTE; RHYNIE CHERT; SPOROPHYTE;

EID: 0029729534     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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