Sphenopteris
| Sphenopteris Temporal range: Late Devonian–Cretaceous[1] | |
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| S. schumannii specimen on display at Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Tracheophyta |
| Class: | Pteridophyta |
| Order: | Botryopteridales |
| Family: | Urnatopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Sphenopteris |
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Sphenopteris is a genus containing the foliage of various extinct plants. These include ferns, but mostly seed-producing plants such as Lyginopteris.[1][2]
Biology
The frond of Sphenopteris could be up to 20 inches (51 cm) long.[1]
Location
In Brazil, fossil of form genus Sphenopteris was located in outcrop Morro Papalé in the city of Mariana Pimentel. They are in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian in Permian.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Palmer, Douglas; et al. (2009). Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (1st American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7566-5573-0.
- ↑ Manuscript entitled, Fossil Flora and Fauna of the Pennsylvanian Period, Will County, Illinois
- ↑ Afloramento Morro do Papaléo, Mariana Pimentel, RS
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