Article: Enigmatic occurrence of Permian plant roots in Lower Silurian rocks, Guizhou Province, China
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
56
Part:
4
Publication Date:
July
2013
Page(s):
679
–
683
Author(s):
Yi Wang, Dianne Edwards, Michael Bassett, Hong-He Xu, Jiafei Xiao, Qing Jiang and Xiaole Zhang
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