Pterophyllum sp.
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.4202/app.2012.0090 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD87BF-FFAD-C242-FCA8-FCAFFBB6FAE1 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Pterophyllum sp. |
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Fig. 8J, K.
Material.— Spitsbergen: Sassenfjorden ( NRM S080284, S151682, S151683); Carnian (Upper Triassic).
Description.— Three specimens from Sassenfjorden are isolated leaf segments with fine, narrow parallel venation (Fig. 8J, K) and have margins that gently taper slightly to what is interpreted as the apex of the leaflets. The fragments are 16–21 mm long and 6–8 mm wide, with up to 23 veins.
Remarks.— The isolated leaflets are difficult to assign to any species. From their shape and venation details, they likely belong to a species of Pterophyllum . Nilssonia and other cycadophyte leaves may have similar veins, but have not yet been found on Svalbard.
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Swedish Museum of Natural History - Zoological Collections |
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