Reconstruction of the frond of Laceya hibernica, a lyginopterid pteridosperm from the uppermost devonian of Ireland

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 253-268

  Klavins, Sharon D ^a   Matten, Lawrence C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACEYA HIBERNICA;

DEVONIAN; FROND MORPHOLOGY; LACEYA HIBERNICA; LYGINOPTERID; PTERIDOSPERM;

IRELAND;

EID: 0030251237     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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