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Osmundites

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Osmundales

Rank
  
Genus

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Family
  
Osmundaceae

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Class
  
Polypodiopsida /  Pteridopsida (disputed)

Similar
  
Osmundaceae, Barberenasuchus, Bageherpeton

Osmundites is an extinct genus of the familia Osmundaceae. Vascularized seedless plants (ferns) and reproduction by spores. They leaf type fronds. They lived in locals humid and swampy.

Species

  • Osmundites brasiliensis: In Brazil, the species was described by Andrews in 1950. It was located in the municipality of Rio Pardo. It's in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian at Permian.

    • References

    Osmundites Wikipedia
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