Cycads: Fossil evidence of late Paleozoic origin
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By: S.H. Mamay
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Abstract
Plant fossils from Lower Permian strata of the southwestern United States have been interpreted as cycadalean megasporophylls. They are evidently descended from spermopterid elements of the Pennsylvanian Taeniopteris complex; thus the known fossil history of the cycads is extended from the Late Triassic into the late Paleozoic. Possible implications of the Permian fossils toward evolution of the angiosperm carpel are considered.
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Mamay, S., 1969, Cycads: Fossil evidence of late Paleozoic origin: Science, v. 164, no. 3877, p. 295-296, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3877.295.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Cycads: Fossil evidence of late Paleozoic origin |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.164.3877.295 |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue | 3877 |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 295 |
| Last page | 296 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | southwest United States |