Weichselia
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]
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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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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
- 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
- ; ; , and . 2016. 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.
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