Character evolution of modern eupolypods supports the assignment of the fossil fern Cretacifilix fungiformis to Dryopteridaceae

The fossil fern species Cretacifilix fungiformis from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar was previously assigned to eupolypod ferns for having sporangia with a vertical annulus and sporangial stalks 2–3 cells thick, along with monolete spores with a distinct perine. However, due to the insuffi...

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Main Authors: Ledis Regalado, Harald Schneider, Patrick Müller, Alexander R. Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1162577/full