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Notoschizaea Graham is a synonym of Corynepteris Baily (Coenopteridales; Carboniferous)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

James E. Mickle
James E. Mickle*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7612
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Abstract

Notoschizaea was described by Graham in 1934 but has not been generally used since then and has been a problem for evaluation of coenopterid fern diversity. The monotypic genus Notoschizaea is placed in synonymy with Corynepteris Baily, and N. robusta Graham is redescribed as C. robusta (Graham) Mickle comb. nov. The original specimens are reillustrated and reinterpreted in light of more recent discoveries of permineralized Corynepteris species. Spores within sporangia are identified as being of the Apiculatisporis Potonie and Kremp type.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 5 , September 1989 , pp. 690 - 693
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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