History of Palaeozoic Forests

Silurian Plant Fossils

The earliest land plants were found in Upper Silurian rocks. These are small, very simple plants consisting of naked axes, terminally bearing sporangia. In even older rocks isolated pieces of cuticle, tracheid-like structures and (crypto)spores can be found. These are, however, often still difficult to interpret.

Silurian cryptospores - Weston Observatory

A review on the enigmatic land plant Parka decipiens by Hans Steur.





History of Palaeozoic Forests
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