First record of Rellimia Leclercq & Bonamo (Aneurophytales) from Gondwana, with comments on the earliest lignophytes

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 339, Issue , 2010, Pages 81-92

  Gerrienne, P ^a   Meyer Berthaud, B ^b   Lardeux, H ^c   Regnault S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Géologie   (France)

^d Museum d'Histoire Naturelle   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; EMBRYO; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GONDWANA; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT; SEED;

MOROCCO; WESTERN EUROPE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; RELLIMIA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 79951783223     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP339.8     Document Type: Article

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