Osmunda vancouverensis
| Osmunda vancouverensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Osmundales |
| Family: | Osmundaceae |
| Genus: | Osmunda |
| Species: | †O. vancouverensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Osmunda vancouverensis Vavrek, Stockey et Rothwell
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Osmunda vancouverensis is an extinct species of Osmunda ferns. The name is used to refer to permineralized fertile frond segments found in the Lower Cretaceous of British Columbia (specifically, Vancouver Island).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings: Paleobotany. The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants . Second Edition, Academic Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8 , p. 437-443
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