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Trichopherophyton teuchansii
Trichopherophyton teuchansii A.G. Lyon, D. Edwards Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh, Earth Sci., 1991, 82(4): 325. 17 Feb 1992
- Name
- Trichopherophyton teuchansii
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Trichopherophyton
- Authors (Pub.)
- Lyon A. G.
Edwards D.
- Publication
- The first zosterophyll from the Lower Devonian Rhynie Chert, Aberdeenshire [1992/2]
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Annee/Jahrgang
- 1991
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 4
- Page number
- 325
- Year
- 1992
- Fossil Status
- stems (with sporangia)
- Stratigraphy
- Pragian
- Location
- Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, U.K.
- Paleoregion
- Laurussia (Avalonia)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository Number
- Pb 4872
- Diagnosis
- Axes up to 2-5 mm in diameter bearing unicellular spinous hairs 200-400 (im (-1000 fim) in length. Ordinary epidermal cells 200- 300 jum long, hair-subtending cells, 75-80 fim. Sporangia 2-3-2-5 mm high x3-0-3-75mm wide in face view; lateral margins adaxially recurved. Unornamented spores about 55 um diameter.
