| Literature DB >> 17741704 |
Abstract
A noncellular substance containing pollen and spores has been discovered protruding from the micropyle of a seed fern ovule of Middle Pennsylvanian age. This provides direct evidence that pollination-drop mechanisms comparable to those of many extant gymnosperms characterize some Paleozoic pteridosperms.Year: 1977 PMID: 17741704 DOI: 10.1126/science.198.4323.1251
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728