Permineralized seed plants from the Late Permian of southern China: A new species of cardiocarpus

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1247-1257

  Wang, Shi Jun ^a   Hilton, Jason ^b   Liang, Ming Mei ^b   Stevens, Lil ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiocarpalean; Cardiocarpus; Coniferophyte; Ovule; Pteridosperm; Tuff

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PERMIAN; TAXONOMY; TUFF; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33845614488     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507560     Document Type: Article

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