Eogaspesiea was a genus of Early Devonian rhyniophyte with a tangled mess of branching axes[1][2] that reached 10 cm in length.[3] These probably emanated from a rhizome.[3] Its (probably) alete spores had thin walls.[3]
| Eogaspesiea Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Stem group: | †Rhyniophytes |
| Genus: | †Eogaspesiea |
| Species: | †E. gracilis
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| †Eogaspesiea gracilis Daber, 1960
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References edit
- ^ Boyce, C.K. (2008). "How green was Cooksonia? The importance of size in understanding the early evolution of physiology in the vascular plant lineage". Paleobiology. 34 (2): 179–194. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0179:HGWCTI]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0094-8373. S2CID 36688488.
- ^ Gensel, P. (1980). "Devonian in situ spores: a survey and discussion". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 30: 101–106. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(80)90009-3.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The biology and evolution of fossil plants. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.
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