Phlebopteris

Phlebopteris; Temporal range: Ladinian–Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Gleicheniales
Family:	Matoniaceae
Genus:	†Phlebopteris; Brongniart 1836
Species
	Phlebopteris dunkeri (Schenk) Schenk 1875.; Phlebopteris fiemmensis Kustatscher et al, 2014; Phlebopteris polypodioides (type) Brongniart 1836; Phlebopteris woodwardii Leckenby 1864;

Phlebopteris is an extinct genus of Mesozoic fern belonging to the family Matoniaceae, it is diagnosed by "pinna exhibiting short or long pinnules with decurrent or non-decurrent base; midrib often reaching the apex; secondary veins dichotomously branched, with or without forming a reticulate venation; circular sori lacking indusium; sori with five to six annulate sporangia annulus; trilete, subtriangular, tetrahedral or round spores."^[1] The oldest fossil of the genus is known from the Ladinian of Italy.^[2] The genus was almost globally distributed during the Jurassic, with a concentration of species in the northern hemisphere.^[1] It probably preferred moist habitats.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Badihagh, Mohammad Taghi; Uhl, Dieter (2019-01-08). "The first occurrence of Phlebopteris dunkeri and P. woodwardii (Matoniaceae) from the middle Jurassic of Iran". Journal of Palaeogeography. 8 (1): 6. Bibcode:2019JPalg...8....6B. doi:10.1186/s42501-018-0015-1. ISSN 2524-4507.
^ "The ferns of the late Ladinian, Middle Triassic flora from Monte Agnello, Dolomites, N-Italy - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica". www.app.pan.pl. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

[:0-1] Badihagh, Mohammad Taghi; Uhl, Dieter (2019-01-08). "The first occurrence of Phlebopteris dunkeri and P. woodwardii (Matoniaceae) from the middle Jurassic of Iran". Journal of Palaeogeography. 8 (1): 6. Bibcode:2019JPalg...8....6B. doi:10.1186/s42501-018-0015-1. ISSN 2524-4507.

[2] "The ferns of the late Ladinian, Middle Triassic flora from Monte Agnello, Dolomites, N-Italy - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica". www.app.pan.pl. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

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