Geinitzia (plant) explained

Geinitzia is an extinct genus of conifers, with an uncertain position within the group.^[1] Species belonging to the genus lived in the late Cretaceous and have been found in Argentina^[2] and Europe.^{[3] [4]}

Species

A number of species have been described in Geinitzia.

Geinitzia cretacea^[4]

Geinitzia formosa^[4]

Geinitzia reichenbachii^[3]

Geinitzia schlotheimii^[4]

Notes and References

1. Moreau. Jean-David. Airvaux. Jean. Hérisson. David. 2018-08-01. Turonian flora from the fossiliferous flints of Châtellerault (western France). Comptes Rendus Palevol. Lagerstätten 2: Exceptionally preserved fossils Lagerstätten 2 : fossiles à conservation exceptionnelle. en. 17. 7. 435–442. 10.1016/j.crpv.2017.08.001. 1631-0683. free. 2018CRPal..17..435M .
2. C. Álvarez-Ramis, M. Prámparo, and O. H. Papú. 2004. Estudio preliminar de paleofloras cretácicas procedentes de la base de la Formación Loncoche (Mendoza, Argentina). Coloquios de Paleontología 54:7-14
3. Moreau . Jean-David . Philippe . Marc . Néraudeau . Didier . Dépré . Eric . Le Couls . Matthieu . Fernandez . Vincent . Beurel . Simon . Paleohistology of the Cretaceous resin-producing conifer Geinitzia reichenbachii using X-ray synchrotron microtomography . American Journal of Botany . 8 September 2021 . 108 . 9 . 1745–1760 . 10.1002/ajb2.1722. 34495546 . free .
4. Halamski . A.T. . Kvacek . J. . Svobodová . M. . Durska . E. . Hermanova . Z. . 2020 . Late Cretaceous mega-, meso-, and microfloras from Lower Silesia . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 65 . 4 . 10.4202/app.00744.2020 . 229379294 . 21 September 2021.