The
genus
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Phyllotheca was created in 1828, when Brongniart described the
type species
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''Phyllotheca australis'' coming from Hawkesbury River,
Australia
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.
Species
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Phyllotheca australis'': Initially described by Brongniart coming from
Australia
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.
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Phyllotheca brevifolia'': Described by Roesler, Boardman and Iannuzzi. Found in Paleorrota geopark on ''Morro Papaléo'' in
Mariana Pimentel
Mariana Pimentel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located approximately 75 km from the state's capital, Porto Alegre.
Geography
Mariana Pimentel belongs to Porto Alegre Metropolitan Mesoregion and to Porto ...
,
Brazil
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. The area is in
Rio Bonito Formation
The Rio Bonito Formation is a geological formation of the Paraná and Pelotas Basins of Permian age. It is represented by a succession of cyclic sedimentary packages of sandstones, siltstones and shales which bear extensive deposits of coal that ...
dating from
Sakmarian
In the geologic timescale, the Sakmarian is an age or stage of the Permian period. It is a subdivision of the Cisuralian Epoch or Series. The Sakmarian lasted between 293.52 and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Asselian and fo ...
in the
Permian
The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya. It is the s ...
.
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Phyllotheca indica'': Described by Towrow in 1955. Coming from
India
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.
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Phyllotheca longifolia'': Described by Roesler and Boardman. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in
Mariana Pimentel
Mariana Pimentel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located approximately 75 km from the state's capital, Porto Alegre.
Geography
Mariana Pimentel belongs to Porto Alegre Metropolitan Mesoregion and to Porto ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. The area is in
Rio Bonito Formation
The Rio Bonito Formation is a geological formation of the Paraná and Pelotas Basins of Permian age. It is represented by a succession of cyclic sedimentary packages of sandstones, siltstones and shales which bear extensive deposits of coal that ...
dating from
Sakmarian
In the geologic timescale, the Sakmarian is an age or stage of the Permian period. It is a subdivision of the Cisuralian Epoch or Series. The Sakmarian lasted between 293.52 and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Asselian and fo ...
in the
Permian
The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya. It is the s ...
.
NOVA ESPÉCIE DE SPHENOPHYTA NO EOPERMIANO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
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References
Equisetales
Permian plants
Prehistoric plant genera
Permian first appearances
Permian genus extinctions
Fossil taxa described in 1828
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