Westphalian D megaspores from the Forest of Dean coalfield, England

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SPINNER, E. 1965. Westphalian D megaspores from the Forest of Dean coalfield, England. Palaeontology8, 1, 82–106.

Edwin Spinner A first description is given of Westphalian D dispersed megaspores in Britain. Among the seventeen species recorded five are new: Setosisporitespilatus, Lagenicula verrurugosa, L. perverrucata, L.? verrucata, L. irregularis. The species are assigned to nine genera as defined by Potonie and Kremp (1954). The genus Zonale-sporites (Ibrahim) Potonie and Kremp is redefined to include Superbisporites, Rotatisporites, and Radiatisporites as defined by Potonie and Kremp (1954). A list of additional macro-plant species from the Coal Measures concerned is also given. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)