A Zosterophyllum-like plant from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan Province, China

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Zhu, Wei Qing ^a   Kenrick, Paul ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Devonian plant; Fossil; Gondwana; Zosterophyllum

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FOSSIL; GONDWANA; NEW SPECIES;

CHINA;

WENSHANIA ZHICHANGENSIS; ZOSTEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 0032920280     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(98)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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