The rhizomorphic lycopsids: A case-study in paleobotanical classification

Systematic Botany

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 535-552

  DiMichele, William A ^a   Bateman, Richard M ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALONERIA; ISOETALES; ISOETES; LEPIDODENDRON; LEPIDOPHLOIOS; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; PARALYCOPODITES; SIGILLARIA; SYNCHYSIDENDRON;

EID: 15444359316     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2419613     Document Type: Article

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