Morphological analysis of the 'bifurcate semi-pinnate' frond architecture of the Carboniferous pteridosperm Laveineopteris rarinervis, with the support of some recently discovered specimens

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 381-443

  Laveine, Jean Pierre ^a   Legrand, Louis ^b   Duquesne, Hervé ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Residence Raoul Briquetentree 7 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Bifurcate semi pinnate model; Carboniferous; Frond architecture; Laveineopteris rarinervis; Pteridosperms

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; PALEOBOTANY;

LAVEINEOPTERIS RARINERVIS;

EID: 0032467341     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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