Weichselia
Extinct genus of ferns / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weichselia is an extinct genus of fern. They were abundant from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous.[1] While generally supposed to have affinities to Matoniaceae, some research has suggested that they have closer affinites to the Marattiales, though its morphology is strongly divergent from both of these groups. They are thought to have grown similar to modern tree ferns, with an upright stem topped with a crown of fronds.[2]
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W. reticulata fossils, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Brussels | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Gleicheniales |
Family: | Matoniaceae |
Genus: | †Weichselia Stiehler |
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