A reinvestigation of Selaginella species from the Asturian (Westphalian D) of the Zwickau coalfield, Germany and their assignment to the new sub-genus Hexaphyllum

Barry A. Thomas

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Abstract

Specimens of herbaceous lycophytes from the Zwickau coalfield are redescribed, together with new epidermal details. They are assigned to (Göppert), (Geinitz) and (Halle) and new diagnoses given. The recognition of a third double rank of small ventral leaves leads the case for including them in a new sub-genus of the extant genus Beauvoir named and diagnosed here as
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)403-414
Number of pages12
JournalZeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften
Volume156
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Sept 2005

Keywords

  • hexaphyllum
  • lycophytes
  • selaginella
  • subgenera
  • westphalian Germany
  • zwickau

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