Umkomasia feistmantelii
Umkomasia feistmantelii is an unusually large species of Umkomasia from the Early Triassic of New South Wales, Australia.
| Umkomasia feistmantelii Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Umkomasia feistmantelii ovulate structure from the Early Triassic Newport Formation of Turimetta Head, NSW, Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | †Corystospermales |
| Family: | †Corystospermaceae |
| Genus: | †Umkomasia |
| Species: | †U. feistmantelii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Umkomasia feistmantelii Holmes 1987 | |
Description
Umkomasia feistmantelii is found both with cupules enclosing the large seeds and with cupules open and expandede into a star-shaped form.
Whole Plant Reconstruction
Umkomasia feistmantelii from the Early Triassic of Australia may have been produced by the same plant as Pteruchus barrealensis (pollen organs) and Dicroidium zuberi (leaves)[1]
See also
References
- Retallack G.J. (1977). "Reconstructing Triassic vegetation of southeastern Australia: a new approach to the biostratigraphy of Gondwanaland". Alcheringa. 1: 247–265. doi:10.1080/03115517708527763.
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