A new species of Estinnophyton from the Lower Devonian Posongchong Formation, Yunnan, China; its phylogenetic and palaeophytogeographical significance

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-216

  Hao, Shou Gang ^a   Wang, De Ming ^a   Wang, Qi ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Estinnophyton yunnanenae sp. nov.; Fertile leaves; Sphenopsids; Stalked ovoid elongate sporangia

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTOVALVA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; PRAGIA; PROTOLEPIDODENDRALES; SPHENOPSIDA;

EID: 6344243528     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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