Todea from the Lower Cretaceous of western North America: Implications for the phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of modern Osmundaceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-339

  Jud, Nathan A ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Fern phylogeny; Osmundaceae; Osmundastrum; Rhizome; Todea

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; FERN; PALEONTOLOGY; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

NORTH AMERICA;

FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA; OSMUNDACEAE; TODEA;

EID: 41149159695     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.3.330     Document Type: Article

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