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Neuropteris
About: Neuropteris is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 74 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1054 citations.
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TL;DR: The fossil flora underlying the Middle Pennsylvanian B-coal in the Bernice Basin is an in situ clastic swamp flora which contains the large-scale remains of six pteridosperm species.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the cuticles and cuticle-free compressions of three Carboniferous medullosan seed-fern leaf species (Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris ovata var. simonii and Alethopteris lesquereuxii) were analyzed by elemental, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), micro-FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) and coal petrographic techniques.
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TL;DR: The first description of the epidermal anatomy of the late Stephanian (Carboniferous) pteridosperm Blanzyopteris praedentata (Gothan) nov. comb is presented and the species is transferred to the newly established genus Blanziopteris.
Abstract: We present the first description of the epidermal anatomy of the late Stephanian (Carboniferous) pteridosperm Blanzyopteris praedentata (Gothan) nov. comb. on the basis of material from central France. This species, characterized by relatively small compact fronds, has historically been assigned to the form‐genus Neuropteris. The epidermal anatomy of all parts of the sterile frond can now be documented based on large pieces of cuticle. The cuticles are well preserved, particularly the various types of trichomes. In addition to these cuticles, cuticles of specialized climbing organs with adhesive pads have been found. These structures have never been reported before for fossil plants and unequivocally demonstrate a lianalike growth habit for this species; epidermal features are considered with regard to their ecological significance. The combination of macromorphological (e.g., frond architecture) and epidermal (cell patterns, stomata, trichomes) characters is different from that reported in other neuropte...
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