Reconsidering differences between cladoxylopsida and iridopteridales: Evidence from Polyxylon australe (Upper Devonian, New South Wales, Australia)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1085-1097

  Meyer Berthaud, Brigitte ^a   Soria, Aude ^a   Young, Gavin C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anatomy; Australia; Cladoxylopsida; Devonian; Plant architecture

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DEVONIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; STEM; XYLEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARRABA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CLADOXYLON; CLADOXYLOPSIDA;

EID: 35348844520     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518841     Document Type: Article

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