Reinvestigation of Nystroemia pectiniformis Halle, an enigmatic seed plant from the Upper Permian of China

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-51

  Hilton, Jason ^a   Li, Cheng Sen ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cathaysian flora; Leaves; Nystroemia; Ovule; Permian; Shihhotze formation; Synangia

Indexed keywords

FLORA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PERMIAN; SEED;

CHINA; SHAANXI PROVINCE;

CHIROPTERIS RENIFORMIS; LYGINOPTERIDALES; NYSTROEMIA; NYSTROEMIA PECTINIFORMIS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0037274613     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00285     Document Type: Article

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