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Osmundites natalensis
Osmundites natalensis Schelpe Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Series 12, 8(93): 652. Sep 1955
- Name
- Osmundites natalensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Osmundites
- Authors (Pub.)
- Schelpe E. A. C. L. E.
- Publication
- Osmundites natalensis — a new fossil fern from the Cretaceous of
Zululand [1955/9]
- Journal
- Annals and Magazine of Natural History
- Annee/Jahrgang
- Series 12
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 93
- Page number
- 652
- Year
- 1955
- Fossil Status
- stems
- Stratigraphy
- Aptian
- Strat. comment
- Ndabana Beds
- Location
- bed of the Mzineni River (Umsinene River) about 11 miles from Hluhluwe
on the road to Umkuzi (Zululand) and in close proximity to the track to
False Bay through the Game Reserve, South Africa
- Paleoregion
- Africa (South)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
- Repository Number
- s/n; "A part of this type-specimen is in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), London. A smaller separate piece of this species is in the Department of Botany, University of Cape Town".
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