Seed cone anatomy of cheirolepidiaceae (coniferales): Reinterpreting pararaucaria patagonica wieland

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1058-1068

  Escapa, Ignacio H ^a,d   Rothwell, Gar W ^b,c   Stockey, Ruth A ^b   Cúneo, N Rubén ^a  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cheirolepidiaceae; Conifers; Jurassic; Pararaucaria; Patagonia; Seed cones

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HISTOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TERMINOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILE; CLASSIFICATION; CONIFER; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TIME;

ARGENTINA; CHILE; CONIFEROPHYTA; FOSSILS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

PATAGONIA;

CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE;

EID: 84860595122     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100544     Document Type: Article

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