Marsileaceaephyllum, a new genus for marsileaceous macrofossils: Leaf remains from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) of southern Gondwana

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-55

  Nagalingum, N S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Australia; Early Cretaceous; Gondwana; Heterosporous ferns; Marsileaceae; Marsileaceaephyllum

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; MARSILEA; MARSILEACEAE;

EID: 33847411465     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-006-0497-7     Document Type: Article

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