PALAEOBOTANICAL RESEARCH GROUP

UNIVERSITY  MÜNSTER

HISTORY  OF PALAEOZOIC  FORESTS
EARLIEST  SEED  PLANTS

The earliest seed plants were found in Upper Devonian rocks of Belgium (Moresnetia) and the eastern United States (Elkinsia).  In the early seed plants ovules are enclosed by cupules.

 

Taxon / Subject
Web Source
Comments
Pics
Info
Early seed plants
Early seed plants Univ. California Berkeley, Paleont. Mus.  
Moresnetia and Elkinsia
Moresnetia Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/M  
Moresnetia zaleskyi Hans Steur's Paleobotany Pages  
Moresnetia zaleskyi Hans Steur's Paleobotany Pages Detail with ovule
Elkinsia Kathleen Pigg's "Plant Fossils and Evolution"  
 
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Disclaimer

The last check of the list of links was done on 25 November 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! 
Although links are checked regularly, some may be outdated.  Suggestions for improvement and hints to other internet resources are most welcome
 
© Forschungsstelle für Paläobotanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
November  2002