The invasion of the land by plants: When and where?

New Phytologist

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-309

  Wellman, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptospores; Embryophytes; Evo devo; Gondwana; Land plants; Megafossils; Palynology; Sporopollenin

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT; TIME;

ARGENTINA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77957120002     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03471.x     Document Type: Editorial

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