stigmarian


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stigmarian

(stɪɡˈmɛərɪən)
adj
belonging to, resembling, or containing fossils of the genus Sigillaria
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Stigmarian rhizomorphs within clastic paleosols and beneath organic-rich horizons record the former presence of lycopsids in wetland environments, both in clastic swamps and incipient peat-forming mires on the floodplain.
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the type section of the Pennsylvanian Boss Point Formation, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia, Canada
A further comparison of Isoetes roots and stigmarian appendages.
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One major scientific opportunity was missed during the party's three days of fossil collecting at Joggins: the identification of the stigmarian roots of the sigillarian trees.
The 1835 Williams College Expedition to Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: the First Geological Field Trip by a North American College
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