A NEW BERGERIA (FLEMINGITACEAE) FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN OF XINJIANG, NW CHINA AND ITS EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS

A new Bergeria (Flemingitaceae) from the Mississippian of Xinjiang, NW China and its evolutionary implications

Abstract A new Bergeria (Lepidodendrales, Flemingitaceae), B.wenquanensis sp.nov., is described in this paper, typically characterized by the longest and elongated leaf cushions ever found.The specimen, collected from the Mississippian of Wenquan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, is represented by a fossil stem about two meters long,

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The Effects of Smoking on the Health of the Urban Population

After undergoing a harvesting and processing process, nicotine is a product available in a very advantageous distribution system, such as cigarettes, cigarettes, chewing tobacco or snuff.In both women and men, the spread of all chronic respiratory diseases (bronchitis, asthma, lung cancer, etc.) is closely related to the level and characteristics o

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