A new species of the lycopsid Gilboaphyton Arnold from the Devonian of Venezuela and New York State, with a revision of the closely related genus Archaeosigillaria kidston

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 47-70

  Berry, Christopher M ^a   Edwards, Dianne ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOSIGILLARIA; ENTOVALVA; GILBOAPHYTON; LYCOPODIOPSIDA;

ARCHAEOSIGILLARIA; DEVONIAN; GILBOAPHYTON; LYCOPSID; PALAEOBOTANY; TAXONOMY;

USA, NEW YORK; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0030617525     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(96)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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