Re-examination of specimens attributed to Sawdonia curstipa Wang and Hao (zosterophyll) from the Middle Devonian of Xinjiang, China

Palaeoworld

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-361

  Xu, Hong He ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Devonian; Sawdonia; Serrulacaulis; Xinjiang; Zosterophyll

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEONTOLOGY; PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN BANK; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

SERRULACAULIS;

EID: 80655147098     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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