glossopteris plants

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The evolution of plants: III. Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Early Cretaceous
... understood completely. The plants are indicated as Glossopteris and most probably they were seed ferns. But other plants could be included as well. Glossopteris plants were trees with elongated leaves with reticulate veins. On the leaves are sometimes fructifications. During the Triassic there were still Glossopteris plants ...
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DAM - non-Angiosperm Seed Plants
... SEED PLANTS Hydraspermans and poss. relatives #Elkinsia polymorpha 1 hydrasperman + + + + - - - - - - - #Moresnetia zalesskyi 2 ... a ginkgophyte) Ginkgo biloba 1 ginkgophyte - - - - - - - - + - - Permo-Mesozoic 'Seed Ferns' #Glossopteris 1 glossopterid - - - - - - - - - - - #Lidgettonia 2 glossopterid - - - - - - - - - - - #Denkania 2 glossopterid - - - - - - - - - - - #Dicroidium-Umkomasia 2 ...
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Brabejum stellatifolium
... Asia and South America. The protea family is also an ancient family, a descendent of Glossopteris that lived more than 200 million years ago, and with fossils that date back to ... macadamia trees and vice versa. References Smith, C.A. 1966. Common Names of South African Plants. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services, Botanical Survey Memoir No 35, Government Printer. Rourke, Dr. J ...
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Lab X - Anthophytes, Glossopterids and Others (2)
... Glossopteris foliage and stems. These discoveries provide evidence that Glossopteris-type of leaf was perhaps produced by several unrelated taxa. Clearly, a revision of this genus is needed! Glossopteris ... (i.e., these seed plants found something that worked). What are some alternative explanations? Vertebraria (Figure 10.1), the roots associated with the Glossopteris plant are easily recognized ...
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Lab X - Anthophytes, Glossopterids and Others (6)
... number of Mesozoic seed plants are not homologous, what can you tell about the evolution of this character? In 1969, Delevoryas found foliage morphologically identical to Glossopteris in the Middle Jurassic of Mexico. What possible explanations for this phenomenon can you think of? Keep in mind what the Glossopteris leaf type really ...
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Conifer wood
... Conifer wood Evolution of plants The oldest land plants (1) The oldest land plants (2) Cooksonia (1) Cooksonia (2) Pachytheca Prototaxites Parka Myriapods Rhynie Chert (Seed) ferns Lepidodendron Sigillaria ... a range of trees like Cordaites, seed fern trees, Araucaria-like trees and even from Glossopteris, the seed ferns of the huge southern continent Gondwanaland. In most cases the name Dadoxylon ...
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