Medullosa

Medullosa
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: †Pteridospermatophyta
Order: †Medullosales
Family: †Alethopteridaceae
Genus: †Medullosa
B. von Cotta (1832)
Species
  • †Medullosa anglica
  • †Medullosa centrofilis
  • †Medulosa endocentrica
  • †Medullosa geriensis
  • †Medullosa gigas
  • †Medullosa leuckartii
  • †Medullosa noei
  • †Medullosa olseniae
  • †Medullosa porosa
  • †Medullosa primaeva
  • †Medullosa pusilla
  • †Medullosa solmsii
  • †Medullosa steinii
  • †Medullosa stellata
  • †Medullosa thomsonii

Medullosa is an extinct genus of Pteridospermatophyta from the Late Mississippian to the Early Permian. The genus has a distribution across Europe and North America, with only two species (M. primaeva and M. anglica) having been found on both continents.[1]

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (21 January 2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-055783-0.