Phyllotheca
{{Short description|Extinct genus of ferns}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Permian}}
| taxon = Phyllotheca
| authority = Brongniart (1828)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- P. australis
- P. brevifolia
- P. griesbachii
- P. indica
- P. longifolia
}}
The genus Phyllotheca was created in 1828, when Brongniart described the type species Phyllotheca australis coming from Hawkesbury River, Australia.[https://www.academia.edu/1097073/Uma_nova_especie_de_Phyllotheca_Brongniart_Townrow_no_Permiano_Inferior_da_Bacia_do_Parana_RS Uma nova espécie de Phyllotheca Brongniart]
Species
- Phyllotheca australis: Initially described by Brongniart coming from Australia.
- Phyllotheca brevifolia: Described by Roesler, Boardman and Iannuzzi. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil. The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.
- Phyllotheca indica: Described by Towrow in 1955. Coming from India.
- Phyllotheca longifolia: Described by Roesler and Boardman. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil. The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.[http://www.sbpbrasil.org/revista/edicoes/15_2/RBP_03_Roesler_&_Iannuzzi_Final.pdf NOVA ESPÉCIE DE SPHENOPHYTA NO EOPERMIANO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL]
References
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Category:Prehistoric plant genera
Category:Permian first appearances
Category:Permian genus extinctions
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1828
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