Pararaucaria delfueyoi sp. nov. from the late jurassic canadon calcareo formation, chubut, Argentina: Insights into the evolution of the cheirolepidiaceae

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 458-470

  Escapa, Ignacio H ^a   Cuneo, Nestor R ^a   Rothwell, Gar ^b,c   Stockeyt, Ruth A ^c  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheirolepidiaceae; Conifers; Jurassic; Pararaucaria; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOSSIL RECORD; HISTOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PRESERVATION; SEED; SEED SIZE; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; PATAGONIA; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA];

EID: 84875130768     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668612     Document Type: Article

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