Welwitschiophyllum
| Welwitschiophyllum Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Welwitschiales |
| Family: | Welwitschiaceae |
| Genus: | † Dilcher, Bernardes-de-Oliveira, Pons et Lott, 2005 |
| Species: | †W. brasiliense |
| Binomial name | |
| †Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense Dilcher, Bernardes-de-Oliveira, Pons et Lott, 2005 | |
Welwitschiophyllum (lit. 'Welwitschia leaf') is an extinct genus of plant in the family Welwitschiaceae known from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil.[1]
References
- ^ Dilcher, David L.; Bernardes-De-Oliveira, Mary E.; Pons, Denise; Lott, Terry A. (2005). "Welwitschiaceae from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil". American Journal of Botany. 92 (8): 1294–1310. doi:10.3732/ajb.92.8.1294. ISSN 1537-2197.