Reinvestigation of Cardiocarpus minor (Wang) Li nomen nudum from the Lower Permian of China and its implications for seed plant taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-175

  Hilton, Jason ^a   Wang, Shi Jun ^b   Baolin, Tian ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiocarpalean; Cladistic analysis; Coal ball; Nucellangium; Ovule; Permineralized

Indexed keywords

PALEOBOTANY; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

CHINA;

FILICOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0037299669     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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