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Tingia unita
Tingia unita Jun Wang bis Chin. Sci. Bull., 51(21): 2625. Nov 2006
- Name
- Tingia unita
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Tingia
- Authors (Pub.)
- Wang J.
- Publication
- Tingia unita sp. nov. (Noeggerathiales) with strobilus from the Lower Permian of Wuda, Inner Mongolia, China [2006/11]
- Journal
- Chinese science bulletin
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 21
- Page number
- 2625
- Year
- 2006
- Fossil Status
- cones
- Stratigraphy
- Cisuralian
- Strat. comment
- Shanxi Formation
- Location
- Wuda, Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China
- Paleoregion
- Cathaysia (Sino-Korea)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Repository Number
- PB20728
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Repository Number
- PB 20729
- Diagnosis
- Leafy shoot and fertile shoot arising from
a common axis. Large leaves linear to oblong, about 15
mm ×80 mm in size. Apex bluntly wedge-shaped,
finely dentate. Lateral margins entire. Small leaves are
linear, 3－4 mm broad and over 50 mm long, with apex
three-teethed. Each fertile shoot bearing a strobilus
about 2－2.5 cm in width and 15－20 cm in length.
Sporophylls arranged in a verticillate pattern with sporangia
situated on the adaxial side. Sporangia ellipsoidal,
2－4 mm broad and 5－7 mm long. Megaspores is circular or elliptical and over 1000 μm in diameter;
Microspores are circular or triangular with
rounded corner, 30－40 μm in diameter. Trilete rays
extend to the equator.
