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Hoxtolgaya robusta

Hoxtolgaya robusta H.-H. Xu, Y. Wang, Q. Wang Palaeontology, 55(5): 959. 18 Sep 2012
Name
Hoxtolgaya robusta
Rank
Species
Generic Name
[Genus] Hoxtolgaya
Authors (Pub.)
Xu H.-H. Wang Y. Wang Q.  
Publication
A new homosporous, arborescent lycopsid from the Middle Devonian of Xinjiang, Northwest China [2012/9]
Journal
Palaeontology
Volume
55
Issue
5
Page number
959
Year
2012
Fossil Status
stems (with sporangia)
Stratigraphy
Middle Devonian
Strat. comment
Hujiersite Formation
Location
Hoxtolgay Town, Hoboksar, Xinjiang, China
Paleoregion
Kazakhstania (Xinjiang)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Repository Number
PB20913A
Diagnosis
Stems up to 90 mm wide. Leaf bases up to 5.9 mm long and 2.4 mm wide, with a furrow in the middle portion. Leaf 22–35 mm long and 0.8–2.1 mm wide, the basal marginal tooth on the leaf 0.15–0.2 mm long. Sporangium 2.5–3.2 mm in diameter, probably dehiscences longitudinally. In situ spore 34–52 lm in diameter, the amb subtriangular with convex sides and rounded apices; triradiate ridges membranous, 1.2–3.4 lm in height; distal exine is thick and ornamented with contorted anastomosing ridges that are 1–3 lm in width; proximal surface is laevigate.
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