Qataniaria
Appearance
Qataniaria Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Gnetophyta (?) |
Genus: | †Qataniaria Krassilov (2011)[2] |
Species: | †Q. noae
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Binomial name | |
†Qataniaria noae Krassilov (2011)[1]
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Qataniaria is a fossil plant genus which existed in what is now Israel during the Albian period. It was described by Valentin Krassilov and Eckart Schrank in 2011. The type species is Qataniaria noae. It is considered to be a gymnosperm, possibly a gnetophyte.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Qataniaria noae". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Qataniaria". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Krassilov, Valentin; Schrank, Eckart (2011). "New Albian macro- and palynoflora from the Negev (Israel) with description of a new gymnosperm morphotaxon" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 32 (1): 13–29. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2010.10.001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-30.