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VIII.—Some specimens of Mazocarpon, Achlamydocarpon and Cystosporites from the Lower Carboniferous Rocks of Berwickshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

Albert G. Long
Albert G. Long
Affiliation:
Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Synopsis

A detached sporophyl and megasporangium of Mazocarpon pettycurense Benson is described. It formed twelve megaspores.

Achlamydocarpon scoticum sp. nov. is described from detached sporophylls and megasporangia. The latter opened by means of three slits in the distal region so making pollination possible.

A specimen of Cystosporites devonicus Chaloner and Pettitt is recorded from ash beds at the base of the Cementstone Group.

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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 67 , Issue 8 , 1968 , pp. 359 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1968

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