Article: A probable pteridosperm microsporangiate fructification from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
7
Part:
1
Publication Date:
April
1964
Page(s):
60
–
63
Author(s):
Theodore Delevoryas
Abstract
Schopfitheca boulayoides gen. et sp. nov., a new probable pteridosperm microsporangiate organ from an 'ironstone' concretion from the Mazon Creek area of Illinois is described as a pubescent, clavate-pyriform structure with large spores of the Monoletes (= Schopfipollenites) type.