Early land plants from South Africa |
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| Authors: | R J RAYNER |
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| Institution: | Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, PO Wits 2050, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Early putative vascular plants from the type locality of Dutoitea maraisia , in Lower Devonian sediments from South Africa are described. The plants, assigned to three species of Dutoitea , are similar in morphology to Cooksonia from the northern hemisphere. The taxonomic status of the plants is discussed and it is suggested that Cooksonia is a later synonym of Dutoitea . |
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| Keywords: | Cooksonia Devonian Dutoitea Witpoort Sandstone |
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