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Index of Botanical Specimens

NameAuritifolia D. S. Chaney, Mamay, DiMichele & Kerp
AuthorshipD. S. Chaney, Mamay, DiMichele & Kerp
RankGenus
NomenclaturalStatusNomLeg
Placed inIncertae sedis
ContainsAuritifolia sp.  
RemarksFOSSIL; Probable Seed Plant Foliage with Comioid Affinities from the Early Permian of Texas, U.S.A. "Auritifolia waggoneri gen. et sp. nov. has compound leaves and is possibly a peltasperm, with venation similar to Comia Zalessky. The frond is once pinnate, >40 cm in length, with a short petiole, subopposite pinnae, increasing in size distally, terminating in two elongate pinnae. The petiole base is swollen. Fronds probably abscised upon senescence. Venation is three ordered ..." (abstract).
CitationFeb 2009 Int. J. Pl. Sci. 170(2):249

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