Systematics of the Late Carboniferous medullosalean pteridosperm laveineopteris and its associated cyclopteris leaves

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 353-411

  Cleal, Christopher J ^a   Shute, Cedric H ^b  

^a National Museums/Galleries of Wales   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Cyclopteris; Gymnosperms; Laveineopteris; Palaeogeography; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; GYMNOSPERM; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

CALLIPTERIDIUM; CYCLOPTERIS; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAVEINEOPTERIS; LAVEINEOPTERIS LOSHII; LAVEINEOPTERIS RARINERVIS; LAVEINEOPTERIS TENUIFOLIA; MARGARITOPTERIS; MEDULLOSALES;

EID: 0038558188     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00303     Document Type: Article

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