Conantiopteris schuchmanii, gen. et sp. nov., and the role of fossils in resolving the phylogeny of Cyatheaceae s.l.

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 361-381

  Lantz, Trevor C ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^b   Stockey, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Cyatheaceae; Dicksoniaceae; Phylogeny; Tree ferns

Indexed keywords

CYATHEACEAE; DICKSONIACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; POPULUS;

EID: 0033196476     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013890     Document Type: Article

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