Tarrantia

Tarrantia; Temporal range: Early Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Stem group:	†Rhyniophytes (?)
Genus:	†Tarrantia
Species:	†T. salopensis
Binomial name
	†Tarrantia salopensis; Fanning et al 1992

Tarrantia is a form genus of small fossil plants of Early Devonian age. The diagnostic characters are naked parallel-sided axes branching isotomously, terminating in solitary elliptical to ovate sporangia with height greater than width.^[1] The relationships of the genus are not clear because many anatomical details remain unknown.

The only known species is from Wales.

References

^ ^a ^b Fanning, U., Edwards D., Richardson, J.B. (1992). "A diverse assemblage of early land plants from the Lower Devonian of the Welsh Borderland". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 109: 161–188. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1992.tb00264.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Fanningetal1992-1] Fanning, U., Edwards D., Richardson, J.B. (1992). "A diverse assemblage of early land plants from the Lower Devonian of the Welsh Borderland". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 109: 161–188. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1992.tb00264.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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