Regnellites
| Regnellites nagashimae | |
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| Genus: | Regnellites †
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| Species: | R. nagashimae †
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| Regnellites nagashimae | |
Regnellites nagashimae is the oldest known fossil belonging to the fern family Marsileaceae. It comes from rocks of the Upper Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous of Japan.[1] The fossils include leaves with visible veins, as well as sporocarps.
References
- ^ a b Yamada, Toshihiro (2002). "Regnellites nagashimae gen. et sp. nov., the Oldest Macrofossil of Marsileaceae, from the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous of Western Japan". International journal of Plant Science. 163 (5): 715–723. doi:10.1086/342036.
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