Evolution and relationships of the conifer seed cone telemachus: Evidence from the triassic of antarctica

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 560-573

  Escapa, Ignacio H ^a   Decombeix, Anne Laure ^a   Taylor, Edith L ^a   Taylor, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Conifers; Evolution; Telemachus; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIMEN BANK; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77952921245     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651948     Document Type: Article

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