Neuropteris

Neuropteris is an extinct seed fern that existed in the Carboniferous period,[1] known only from fossils.

Neuropteris
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pteridospermatophyta
Order: Medullosales
Family: Neurodontopteridaceae
Genus: Neuropteris
Desv.

Major species include Neuropteris loschi.

Fossil record

Neuropteris

It is a fairly common fossil in bituminous coal with Alethopteris and similar ferns, especially in the Carboniferous Alleghany Mountains of Pennsylvania, they can be found near St. Clair, Pennsylvania .

One common leaf fossil found during the Carboniferous was once called Neuropteris scheuchzeri. In 1989, it was reclassified as Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri.

It is the most abundant leaf fossils at Mazon Creek fossil beds in Illinois.

See also

References

  1. "Neuropteris". www.geocraft.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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