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Eogaspesiea

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Eogaspesiea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Stem group: Rhyniophytes
Genus: Eogaspesiea
Species:
E. gracilis
Binomial name
Eogaspesiea gracilis
Daber, 1960

Eogaspesiea was a genus of Silu-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 (probablyu) 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: 179. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0179:HGWCTI]2.0.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. ^ a b c Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The biology and evolution of fossil plants. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.