The sporophyte of the Paleogene liverwort <i>Frullania varians</i> Caspary
We document the sporophyte of the extinct <i>Frullania varians</i> based on an inclusion in Late Oligocene Bitterfeld amber from Germany. The sporophyte consists of a short, ca. 45 µm thick seta that exceeds the perianth only slightly; the elongate-ovate, acute valves of the opened capsu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-08-01
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Series: | Fossil Record |
Online Access: | http://www.foss-rec.net/15/115/2012/fr-15-115-2012.pdf |