Osmunda claytoniites
Osmunda claytoniites | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida / Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Osmundales |
Family: | Osmundaceae |
Genus: | Osmunda |
Section: | Claytosmunda |
Species: | †Osmunda claytoniites |
Binomial name | |
†Osmunda claytoniites | |
Osmunda claytoniites is an extinct fern in the genus Osmunda, very similar to the extant fern Osmunda claytoniana. It has been found in the Upper Triassic of Antarctica.[1]
References
- ↑ Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings: Paleobotany. The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants . Second Edition, Academic Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8 , p. 437-443
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