Weichselia
Weichselia | |
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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 |
Species | |
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Weichselia is an extinct genus of fern. They were abundant from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous.[1] While generally considered members of Matoniaceae, research has suggested that they have closer affinites to the Marattiales.[2]
Distribution[]
Fossils of Weichselia have been found in:[1]
- Jurassic (to Cretaceous)
Algeria, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, and Peru.
- Cretaceous
Belgium, Colombia (Caballos Formation, Tolima),[3] Germany, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States (Wyoming).
References[]
- ^ a b Weichselia at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Blanco‐Moreno, Candela; Decombeix, Anne‐Laure; Prestianni, Cyrille (2020-11-13). Lomax, Barry (ed.). "New insights into the affinities, autoecology, and habit of the Mesozoic fern Weichselia reticulata based on the revision of stems from Bernissart (Mons Basin, Belgium)". Papers in Palaeontology: spp2.1344. doi:10.1002/spp2.1344. ISSN 2056-2802.
- ^ Monje et al., 2016, p.38
Bibliography[]
- Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia. Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 29-42. Accessed 2017-03-31. ; ; , and . 2016.
Categories:
- Gleicheniales
- Middle Jurassic first appearances
- Early Cretaceous genus extinctions
- Mesozoic life of Africa
- Mesozoic life of Europe
- Mesozoic life of North America
- Cretaceous United States
- Prehistoric plants of South America
- Early Cretaceous life of South America
- Mesozoic Peru
- Cretaceous Colombia
- Fern stubs