Rhabdosporites langii, Geminospora lemurata and Contagisporites optivus: An origin for heterospory within the progymnosperms

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 159-189

  Marshall, J E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAGISPORITES OPTIVUS; GEMINOSPORA LEMURATA; RHABDOSPORITES LANGII;

CONTAGISPORITES OPTIVUS; GEMINOSPORA LEMURATA; HETEROSPORY; PROGYMNOSPERM; RHABDOSPORITES LANGII;

UK, SCOTLAND, ORKNEYS, ORCADIAN BASIN;

EID: 0030251242     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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