Umkomasia feistmantelii explained

Umkomasia feistmantelii is an unusually large species of Umkomasia from the Early Triassic of New South Wales, Australia.

Description

Umkomasia feistmantelii is found both with cupules enclosing the large seeds and with cupules open and expandede into a star-shaped form.

Whole Plant Reconstruction

Umkomasia feistmantelii from the Early Triassic of Australia may have been produced by the same plant as Pteruchus barrealensis (pollen organs) and Dicroidium zuberi (leaves)^[1]

See also

• Evolution of plants

External links

• Paleodb.org: Umkomasia feistmanteli

Notes and References

1. Reconstructing Triassic vegetation of southeastern Australia: a new approach to the biostratigraphy of Gondwanaland . Retallack G.J.. Alcheringa . 1977 . 1 . 247–265. 10.1080/03115517708527763.