Phylogenetic diversification of Equisetum (Equisetales) as inferred from Lower Cretaceous species of British Columbia, Canada

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1289-1299

  Stanich, Nicholas A ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clade age; Equisetales; Equisetum; Euphyllophyte phylogeny; Fossil; Lower Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; PTERIDOPHYTE; RHIZOME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CALAMITACEAE; EQUISETACEAE; EQUISETALES; EQUISETUM; EUPHYLLOPHYTA;

EID: 69249208653     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800381     Document Type: Article

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