A new species of Aneurophyton (Progymnospermopsida) from the Middle Devonian of West Junggar, Xinjiang, China, and its paleophytogeographical significance

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1182-1200

  Jiang, Qing ^a,b   Wang, Yi ^a   Xu, Hong He ^a   Feng, Jing ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aneurophyton; Devonian; Paleophytogeography; Progymnosperm; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; DISPERSAL; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY;

CHINA; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84886380000     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671807     Document Type: Article

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