A mosaic of characters in a new whole-plant araucaria, a . delevoryasii gee sp. nov., from the late jurassic morrison formation of wyoming, u.s.a.

Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 67-94

  Gee, Carole T ^a   Tidwell, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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