Sphenopteris
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Sphenopteris is a genus containing the foliage of various extinct plants. These include ferns, but mostly seed-producing plants such as Lyginopteris.[1][2]
Biology
The frond of Sphenopteris could be up to 20 inches (51 cm) long.[1]
Location
In Brazil, fossil of form genus Sphenopteris was located in outcrop Morro Papalé in the city of Mariana Pimentel. They are in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian in Permian.[3]
References
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- ↑ Manuscript entitled, Fossil Flora and Fauna of the Pennsylvanian Period, Will County, Illinois
- ↑ Afloramento Morro do Papaléo, Mariana Pimentel, RS
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