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]

Osmunda claytoniites
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Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed)
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Osmunda claytoniites
Binomial name
Osmunda claytoniites

References

  1. 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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