PALAEOBOTANICAL RESEARCH GROUP

UNIVERSITY  MÜNSTER


HISTORY  OF  PALAEOZOIC  FORESTS
CYCADS


The earliest cycads have been reported from the Lower Permian of China.  These forms look already pretty modern.  Unfortunately, no pictures of fossil cycads have been found on the web.  Therefore, a few links to modern cycads are given.


Taxon / Subject

Web Source
Comments
Pics
Info
Modern cycads Univ.  California Mus. Paleontology, Berkeley   
 
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Disclaimer

The last check of the list of links was done on 2 December 2002. The links give the most direct connections to pictures available on the web; in many cases they are from sites that have additional palaeobotanical information.  The above ratings refer to: 
1. Pics: the quality of the specimens, particularly with regard to characteristic features, and to the quality of the pictures. 
2. Info: the additional information provided.
Ratings are of course subjective but should be helpful for finding the fastest way to good pictures on the web. Own pictures are of course not rated. This is up to you! 
Suggestions for improvement and hints to other internet resources are most welcome


© Forschungsstelle für Paläobotanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
December 2002