Eostangeria
| Eostangeria Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | †Eostangerioideae Kvaček, Palamarev & Uzunova, 2002[2] |
| Genus: | †Eostangeria Barthel, 1976[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. saxonica Barthel, 1976 | |
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Eostangeria is a
Cycadales
.
Taxonomy
Some leaflets of Eostangeria had previously described as ferns such as
Distribution
Eostangeria was first described based on material E. saxonica from the Eocene of the Geisel valley,.[1] Subsequently E. ruzinciniana was described from the Middle Miocene Krivodol Formation of Bulgaria,[2] while E. pseudopteris was detailed from Paleocene through Eocene sediments in Western North America including Wyoming and Oregon.[3]
Description
midrib from which parallel veins diverge fusing only rarely in the margin of the leaflet. Dispersed leaflets are often retrieved, suggesting the presence of an abscission layer at the base.[3] Cuticles have isodiametrical to elongated cells, with dark-staining and light-staining pavement cells and sunken stomata. If the cuticle is not preserved, leaflets of Eostangeria can be confused with fern leaflets of the genus Allantodiopsis.[3]
References
- ^ a b Barthel, M (1976). Eozäne Floren des Geiseltales: Farne und Cycadeen. Abhandlungen des Zentralen Geologischen Institutes. Paläontol Ab-handl.
- ^ a b c Uzunova, K.; Palamarev, E.; Kvaček, Z. (2002). "Eostangeria ruzinciniana (Zamiaceae) from the Middle Miocene of Bulgaria and its relationship to similar taxa of fossil Eostangeria, and extant Chigua and Stangeria (Cycadales)". Acta Palaeobotanica. 41 (2): 177–194.
- ^ S2CID 83978433.
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