Characterization of the stem anatomy of the Eocene fern Dennstaedtiopsis aerenchymata (Dennstaedtiaceae) by use of confocal laser scanning microscopy

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1626-1640

  Shi, Chris S ^a   Schopf, J William ^a   Kudryavtsev, Anatoliy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allenby formation; Clarno formation; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Dennstaedtiopsis; Permineraliza tion; Princeton chert

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHERT; EOCENE; FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; MINERALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STEM; TAPHONOMY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881603047     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300027     Document Type: Article

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