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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".
Nomenclatural synonyms (basionyms)

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