A Late Devonian tree lycopsid with large strobili and isotomous roots

Le Liu; De-Ming Wang; Yi Zhou; Min Qin; David K. Ferguson; Mei-Cen Meng

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03934-4

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

A Late Devonian tree lycopsid with large strobili and isotomous roots

Le Liu,
De-Ming Wang,
Yi Zhou,
Min Qin,
David K. Ferguson,
Mei-Cen Meng

Affiliations

Le Liu: School of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
De-Ming Wang: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
Yi Zhou: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
Min Qin: Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University
David K. Ferguson: Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna
Mei-Cen Meng: Science Press, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03934-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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A new species of Late Devonian fossil lycopsid with large strobili and differentiated sporophylls provides insight into reproductive investment of early tree lycopsids.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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