Anatomically preserved conifer-like stems from the Upper Carboniferous of England
- 23 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
- Vol. 247 (1320) , 211-214
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1992.0031
Abstract
Gymnosperm stems preserved in volcaniclastic deposits, from the Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian C) of the West Midlands, England, U.K., provide anatomical characters of the wood, pith and primary xylem which allow us to interpret them as conifers. They would represent the earliest report of an anatomically preserved member of this group, complementing the previous assignment to conifers of fusainized leafy twigs from the Westphalian B of Yorkshire, U.K., mainly based on detail of leaf structure.Keywords
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