The anatomically preserved stem Zhongmingella gen. nov. from the Upper Permian of China: Evaluating the early evolution and phylogeny of the Osmundales

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-22

  Wang, Shi Jun ^a   Hilton, Jason ^b   He, Xiao Yuan ^c   Seyfullah, Leyla J ^d   Shao, Longyi ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; Guaireaceae; Osmundaceae; Osmundales; Palaeozoic; Thamnopteridaceae

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOZOIC; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENY; STEM; TREE;

CHINA;

EID: 84892519002     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2012.726658     Document Type: Article

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