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Moscvostrobus mirabilis
Moscvostrobus mirabilis Naug., O.A. Orlova Palaeobotanist, 55(1-3): 6. Nov 2006
- Name
- Moscvostrobus mirabilis
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- mirabile
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Moscvostrobus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Naugolnykh S. V.
Orlova O. A.
- Publication
- Moscvostrobus – a new genus of Carboniferous lycopods from the Moscow region (Russia) [2006/11]
- Journal
- Palaeobotanist
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1-3
- Page number
- 6
- Year
- 2006
- Fossil Status
- cones
- Stratigraphy
- Serpukhovian
- Location
- vicinity of the town Serpukhov, Zaborie quarry, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
- Paleoregion
- Laurussia (Baltica)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Moscow Lomonosov State University, Geological Faculty, Department of Palaeontology, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Repository Number
- 296/1
- Diagnosis
- Strobilus large, spherical, laterally disposed on a branching stem. Basal part of strobilus cuneate, wedge-like; apical part round. Sterile part of
lanceolate sporophylls relatively long and wide and
apices serrated. Surface ofsteriIe part of sporophylls
longitudinally striated. Strobilus heterosporous.
Sporangia located in proximal parts of sporophylls and
adaxially attached to them. Sporangia on average 5-8
mm long and 3-5 mm wide. Each megasporangium
containing more than one (three or four) megaspore
tetrad of Sublagenicula-type. Microsporangia contain
microspores ofLycospora-type. Megasporangia and
microsporangia are disposed on the fertile axis
irregularly.
