Biology:Eogaspesiea

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Short description: Extinct genus of plants

Eogaspesiea
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Stem group: Rhyniophytes
Genus: Eogaspesiea
Species:
E. gracilis
Binomial name
Eogaspesiea gracilis
Daber, 1960

Eogaspesiea was a genus of Early Devonian rhyniophyte with a tangled mess of branching axes[1][2] that reached 10 cm in length.[3] These probably emanated from a rhizome.[3] Its (probably) alete spores had thin walls.[3]

References

  1. Boyce, C.K. (2008). "How green was Cooksonia? The importance of size in understanding the early evolution of physiology in the vascular plant lineage". Paleobiology 34 (2): 179–194. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0179:HGWCTI2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 0094-8373. 
  2. Gensel, P. (1980). "Devonian in situ spores: a survey and discussion". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 30: 101–106. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(80)90009-3. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The biology and evolution of fossil plants. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=_29tNNeQKeMC&pg=PA248. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5381665 entry