Cycad wood from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of southern China: Shuichengoxylon tianii gen. et sp. nov

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 725-734

  Wang, Shi Jun ^a,b   He, Xiao Yuan ^c   Shao, Long Yi ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal ball; Cycads; Fossil wood; New genus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COAL MINE; DIAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LEAF; LOPINGIAN; NEW GENUS; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION; WOOD; WOODY PLANT;

CHINA; GUIZHOU;

CYCADOPSIDA;

EID: 79957919948     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659454     Document Type: Article

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