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Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense
Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense Dilcher, Bern.-de-Oliv., D. Pons, T.A. Lott Amer. J. Bot., 92(8): 1302. 27 Jul 2005
- Name
- Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Welwitschiophyllum
- 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
- 1302
- Year
- 2005
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Aptian
- Location
- Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil
- Paleoregion
- America (South)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Repository Number
- GP/3E-6035
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Repository Number
- GP/3E-6033, -6034a and -6034b, SMB 16480 [Frankfurt]
- Diagnosis
- Isolated leaves of indefinite length, short or elongated, triangular to linear, entire margin, isobilateral symmetry, coriaceous, with numerous subparallel vascular bundles, usually with high venation density. Base of maximum width and is curved/enrolled.
