Association of entire orbicular cyclopterids with Neuropteris ovata pinnate foliage from the Late Pennsylvanian (Stephanian) of West Virginia, USA: Taxonomical implications

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 505-514

  Lyons, Paul C ^a   Laveine, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UMR CNRS 8014 Paleontologie et Paleogeographie du Paleozoique ^*  (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Cyclopteris; Medullosales; Neuropteris; Palaeobotany

Indexed keywords

PALEOBOTANY; PENNSYLVANIAN; TAXONOMY;

CYCLOPTERIDAE; CYCLOPTERIS; LAVEINEOPTERIS; MEDULLOSALES; NEUROPTERIS; STEPHANIA;

EID: 33645302081     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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