Fossil ginkgophyte seedlings from the Triassic of France resemble modern Ginkgo biloba.

Bauer, Kathleen; Grauvogel-Stamm, Lea; Kustatscher, Evelyn; Krings, Michael (2013): Fossil ginkgophyte seedlings from the Triassic of France resemble modern Ginkgo biloba. In: BMC Evolutionary Biology 13:177

Abstract

Fossil evidence of ginkgophyte ontogeny is exceedingly rare. Early development in the extant Ginkgo biloba is characterized by a series of distinct ontogenetic stages. Fossils providing insights into the early ontogeny of ancient ginkgophytes may be significant in assessing the degree of relatedness between fossil ginkgophytes and G. biloba.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Geosciences > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences > Paleontology and Geobiology
• Subjects: 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences and geology
• ISSN: 1471-2148
• Language: English