The ultrastructure and botanical affinity of the problematic mid-mesozoic palynomorph ricciisporites tuberculatus Lundblad

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-440

  Mander, Luke ^a,b   Collinson, Margaret E ^c   Chaloner, William G ^c   Brain, Anthony P R ^d   Long, David G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jurassic; Palynology; Pollen morphology; Polyembryony; Triassic; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; TRIASSIC; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; EUROPE; GREENLAND;

GYMNOSPERMAE; RICCIA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TUBERCULATUS;

EID: 84860006846     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664715     Document Type: Article

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