Leclercqia complexa from the Early Devonian (Emsian) of northern New Brunswick, Canada

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 103-121

  Gensel, Patricia G ^a   Albright, Victoria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Early Devonian; Leclercqia; lycopsid; Protolepidodendrales

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PTERIDOPHYTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPORE;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LECLERCQIA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; PROTOLEPIDODENDRALES;

EID: 33750625360     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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