Seed ferns and the origin of angiosperms

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-209

  Doyle, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Caytonia; Glossopterids; Phylogeny; Seed plants

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; GYMNOSPERM; MORPHOLOGY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CYCADEOIDALES; FILICOPHYTA; GNETALES; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33646727380     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[169:SFATOO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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