Earliest record of megaphylls and leafy structures, and their initial diversification

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2784-2793

  Hao, ShouGang ^a   Xue, JinZhuang ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

branch leaf complex; Early Devonian; euphyllophyte; leaf like appendage; megaphyll

Indexed keywords

EUPHYLLOPHYTA; PRAGIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84881617550     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5799-x     Document Type: Review

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