The origins and early evolution of the megaphyllous leaf

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 641-661

  Galtier, Jean ^a  

^a UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomical data; Fernlike plants; Ferns; Leaf origin; Seed plants

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; FERN; HISTORICAL RECORD; LEAF; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ARCHAEOPTERIDALES; CLADOXYLALES; EUPHYLLOPHYTA; FILICALES; FILICOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 77955674557     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653130     Document Type: Article

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