Morphology and wall ultrastructure of the spores of the Lower Devonian plant Oocampsa catheta Andrews et al., 1975

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 269-295

  Wellman, Charles H ^a   Gensel, Patricia G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

early land plants; Lower Devonian; Oocampsa catheta; spores; tapetum

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; SPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTOVALVA; GRANDISPORA; LAMIINAE;

EID: 2942715362     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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