Early Fossil Record of Sphenopsids and Ferns |
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1:1 | Sphenophyllum foliage. | |
1:2 | Sphenophyllum stem stem in transverse section. | |
1:3 | Bowmanites strobilus of Sphenophyllum. | |
1:4 | Calamophyton | |
1:5 | Calamophyton | |
The SphenopsidsLiving Sphenopsids |
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1:6 | Equisetum giganteum stem showing stereotypical node-iternode arrangement. | |
1:7 | Equisetum strobili. | |
1:8 | Equisetum strobilus in transverse section. | |
1:9 | Equisetum axis in transverse section. | |
1:10 | Equisetum axis in transverse section; close-up on vascular bundles. | |
Fossil Sphenopsids -- Arborescent Sphenopsids |
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1:11 | Calamites pith cast. | |
1:12 | Calamites stem in transverse section. | |
1:13 | Calamites secondary xylem in transverse section. | |
1:14 | Annularia foliage. | |
1:15 | Asterophyllites foliage. | |
1:16 | Calamostachys strobilus in compression.. | |
1:17 | Neocalamites pith cast. | |
1:18 | Equisetites; cast of stem. |