Eogaspesiea Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Boyce . C.K. . How green was Cooksonia? The importance of size in understanding the early evolution of physiology in the vascular plant lineage . Paleobiology . 34 . 179–194 . 2008 . 2 . 10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0179:HGWCTI]2.0.CO;2 . 36688488 . 0094-8373 .
  2. Gensel . P. . 10.1016/0034-6667(80)90009-3 . Devonian in situ spores: a survey and discussion . Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology . 30 . 101–106 . 1980 .
  3. Book: Paleobotany: The biology and evolution of fossil plants . 978-0-12-373972-8 . Taylor, Thomas N . Taylor, Edith L . Krings, Michael . 2009. Academic Press .

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