Arcellites stellatus new species, a new megaspore from the lower cretaceous of Maryland, USA

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1207-1213

  Nowak, Michael D ^a   Lupia, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FERN;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARCELLITES STELLATUS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 7544244534     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000044036     Document Type: Article

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