A new Permian gnetalean cone as fossil evidence for supporting current molecular phylogeny

Annals of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Wang, Zi Qiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bisexual fossil cone; Gnetales; Late Permian; Molecular data; North China; Palaeognetaleana auspicia (gen. et sp. nov.); Phylogeny of seed plants; Radiation of gymnosperms

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GNETALES; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOWER; FOSSIL; FRUIT; GENETICS; GYMNOSPERM; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHINA; FLOWERS; FOSSILS; FRUIT; GYMNOSPERMS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN;

EID: 4944263324     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch138     Document Type: Article

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