A new euphyllophyte Kunia venusta gen. et sp. nov. from the Middle Devonian of Yunnan, South China

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 540-549

  Xiong, Cong Hui ^a   Wang, De Ming ^a   Wang, Qi ^b   Meng, Mei Cen ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Basal euphyllophytes; Kunia venusta; Middle Devonian; South China

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871306258     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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