Biology:Osmundites

Short description: Extinct genus of ferns

Osmundites Temporal range: 299–65 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Osmundites dowkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Osmundales
Family:	Osmundaceae
Genus:	†Osmundites
Species
O. brasiliensis † O. carnieri † O. kolbei † O. natalensis †

Osmundites is an extinct genus of the familia Osmundaceae. Vascularized seedless plants (ferns) and reproduction by spores. They leaf type fronds. They lived in locals humid and swampy.

Species

• Osmundites brasiliensis: In Brazil , the species was described by Andrews in 1950. It was located in the municipality of Rio Pardo. It's in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian at Permian.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7107265 entry