''Schmeissneria'' is a genus of possible early

angiosperm Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants ...

s recorded from the Lower

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...

of Europe and the Middle Jurassic of China, traditionally included in the

Ginkgophyta Ginkgoales are a gymnosperm order containing only one extant species: ''Ginkgo biloba'', the ginkgo tree. It is monotypic, (the only taxon) within the class Ginkgoopsida, which itself is monotypic within the division Ginkgophyta . The order inclu ...

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Jurassic plants Jurassic China Prehistoric gymnosperm genera Jurassic first appearances Fossil taxa described in 1994 {{jurassic-plant-stub