Speirseopteris orbiculata gen. et sp. nov. (Thelypteridaceae), a derived fossil filicalean from the Paleocene of Western North America

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 729-736

  Stockey, Ruth A ^a   Lantz, Trevor C ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dryopteridaceae; Fern; Fossil; Paleocene; Thelypteridaceae

Indexed keywords

FERN; FOSSIL; PALEOCENE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPORE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DRYOPTERIDACEAE; FILICALES; FILICOPHYTA; THELYPTERIDACEAE;

EID: 33745032992     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501233     Document Type: Article

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