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The study of pollen grains and spores, both extant and extinct, as well as other organic microfossils. Although the origin of the discipline dates...



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Figure 1.Pollen and spore morphology, (a, b) Spores. (c–j) Pollen grains. (After Y. Iwanami, T. Sasakuma, and Y. Yamada, Pollen: Illustrations and Scanning Electron Micrographs, Kodansha and Springer, 1988)
From Encyclopedia article 'Palynology'
Figure 2.Pollen morphology and sporoderm ultrastructure of Cabomba caroliniana (Cabombaceae), a modern water lily and primitive flowering plant. (a) Distal view of grain. (b) Cross section through the entire grain. (c) Cross section through the sporoderm.
From Encyclopedia article 'Palynology'