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Studies on plant cuticles from the Lower–Middle Devonian of China.
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Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology . Apr2016, Vol. 227, p42-51. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Numerous plant cuticles were collected from five sections in the Lower–Middle Devonian of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, China. Based on these cuticles and published data, we recognize five types of stomata or stoma-like pores in Devonian plants, i.e., anomocytic, rosette and complex types of stomata, pores like in Nematothallus , and pores within thick cuticle. Anomocytic and/or rosette types of stomata are more common in some horneophytopsids, rhyniopsids, renalioids, zosterophyllopsids, lycopsids and a progymnosperm. Complex type found only in the Middle Devonian likely occurred in Orestovia and Schuguria . Pores like in Nematothallus and pores within thick cuticle are documented in both the Lower and Middle Devonian and are usually observed on dispersed cuticles which have relationship with non-vascular plants. The various plant species share only five types of stomata and stoma-like pores. It is difficult to understand the exact affinities of epidermises without other macrofossil information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PLANT cuticle
*DEVONIAN Period
*STOMATA
*FOSSIL plants
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346667
- Volume :
- 227
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113826199
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.11.007