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II.—On a Specimen of Psilophyton robustius Dawson, from the Lower Devonian of Canada*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2012

C. A. Hopping
C. A. Hopping
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Glasgow.
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Synopsis

An account is given of the species Psilophyton robustius and the relevant literature is reviewed. There follows an illustrated description of a relatively well-preserved fertile, branched specimen. The morphological features of this specimen are discussed with reference to the earlier descriptions by Dawson and others. It has been found necessary to institute a new genus as Psilophyton is now apparently inappropriate for this species. The name given to this new genus is Trimerophyton, which includes the one species Trimerophyton robustius (Dawson) Hopping.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 66 , Issue 1 , January 1957 , pp. 10 - 28
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1956

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This paper was assisted in publication by a grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.

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