Polythecophyton Explained

Polythecophyton was a genus of Early Devonian aneurophyte with branching axes, drooping, many-branched sporangia, but no trace of a vascular system.[1] It grew to several centimetres in length, and its axes were almost a centimeter across.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Hao . Shou-Gang . Polythecophyton demissum, gen. et sp. nov., a new plant from the Lower Devonian (Pragian) of Yunnan, China and its phytogeographic significance . Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology . 116 . 55–71 . 2001 . 1–2 . 10.1016/S0034-6667(01)00062-8 .

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