[Laboratory VII - The Origin of Seed Plants]


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Early Devonian Euphyllophytes -- Psilophyton and Pertica

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Psilophyton ornata compressed fertile axes from the Devonian (Emsian) of Quebec, Canada.
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Pertica compressed fertile axes from the Devonian (Emsian) of Quebec, Canada.

Progymnosperms

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Tetraxylopteris schmidtii compressed axes from the Devonian, New York.
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Archaeopteris gaspensis from the Devonian of Canada.
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Callixylon permineralized wood; radial section.
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Callixylon permineralized wood; tangential section.
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Callixylon permineralized trunk.

Early Seed Plants -- Lyginopteris

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Lyginopteris permineralized stem in transverse section.
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Sphenopteris foliage from the Carboniferous of Holland.
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Lagenostoma permieralized ovule from the Carboniferous of Holland.
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Gnetopsis compressed seeds from the Carboniferous of Virginia.


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