Orestovia

Orestovia
Orestovia
Temporal range: Lower Devonian–Middle Devonian[1][2]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: incertae sedis
Family: †Spongiophytaceae
Genus: Orestovia

Orestovia is a lower[2]-middle Devonian[1] plant known from cuticle, which bears stomata-like structures.[3] Spores are sometimes preserved between its layers of cuticle.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Snigirevskaya, N.S.; Nadler, Y.S. (1994), "Habitat and Relationships of Orestovia (middle Devonian).", Palaeontographica Abteilung B-Stuttgart- 233: 11–11 
  2. ^ a b c Krassilov, V. (1981). "Orestovia and the origin of vascular plants". Lethaia 14: 235. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1981.tb01693.x.  edit
  3. ^ Gensel, P.G.; Johnson, N.G. (1994), "… the cuticular structure and stomatal organization of Orestovia sp. Cf. O. Petzii from the Kuznetsk …", Palaeontographica Abteilung B-Stuttgart- 233 


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