The Middle Devonian lycopsid Haskinsia Grierson et Banks from the Ruppert Coast, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica

New observations on leaves of herbaceous lycopsid specimens previously attributed to Drepanophycus schopfii Mildenhall from Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, indicate that they belong to Haskinsia colophylla Grierson et Banks. Haskinsia was a wide spread lycopsid during the Middle Devonian.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Main Authors: Xu, Honghe, Berry, Christopher Mark
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 2008
Subjects:
QE Geology
QK Botany
Byrd
Marie Byrd Land
Ruppert Coast
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ruppert coast
Online Access:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/8515/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.12.011
Description
Summary:New observations on leaves of herbaceous lycopsid specimens previously attributed to Drepanophycus schopfii Mildenhall from Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, indicate that they belong to Haskinsia colophylla Grierson et Banks. Haskinsia was a wide spread lycopsid during the Middle Devonian.

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