Welwitschiostrobus

Genus Welwitschiostrobus Dilcher, Bern.-de-Oliv., D. Pons, T.A. Lott Amer. J. Bot., 92(8): 1304. 27 Jul 2005

Name: Welwitschiostrobus
Rank: Genus
Authors (Pub.): Dilcher D. L. Bernardes-de-Oliveira M. Pons D. Lott T. A.
Publication: Welwitschiaceae from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil [2005/7]
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 92
Issue: 8
Page number: 1304
Year: 2005
Parent Taxon: [Family] Welwitschiaceae
Fossil Status: cones (pollen)
Type: Welwitschiostrobus murilii
Diagnosis: Cones are terminal or axillary on slender striated axes. Cones with a decussate pattern of striated scales. Each scale is folded along its median longitudinal line, giving the cone a square cross section. Scale apex acute.

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Welwitschiostrobus murilii

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