Revision of the cone genus discinites from the carboniferous continental basins of bohemia

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1377-1397

  Bek, Jiří ^a   Šimůnek, Zbyněk ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Discinites cones; In situ spores; Pennsylvanian; Progymnosperm

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; NEW SPECIES; SPORE;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALAMOSPORA; CALAMOSPORA LAEVIGATA; DISCINITES;

EID: 30744455100     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00516.x     Document Type: Review

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