A novel lycopsid from the Upper Devonian of Jiangsu, China

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1297-1311

  Wang, Yi ^a   Berry, Christopher M ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Cone; Devonian; Jiangsu; Lycopsida; Plantae

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY;

CHINA; JIANGSU PROVINCE;

ENTOVALVA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; LYCOPSIDA; MONILISTROBUS YIXINGENSIS; PLANTAE;

EID: 0141596385     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0031-0239.2003.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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