A new genus of gigantopterid from the middle permian of the United States and China and its relevance to the gigantopterid concept

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-119

  DiMichele, William A ^a   Looy, Cindy V ^b   Chaney, Dan S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Euparyphoselis; Gigantopterid; Gigantopteridium; Permian

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CUTICLE; FOLIAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LEAF; NEW GENUS; PALEOBOTANY; PERMIAN; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 78751501735     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657276     Document Type: Article

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