Kingdom Plantae Order Gleicheniales Genus Weichselia
Stiehler | Division Pteridophyta Family Matoniaceae | |
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Class Polypodiopsida /
 Pteridopsida (disputed) Similar Matoniaceae, Phlebopteris, Brachyphyllum, Cladophlebis, Pagiophyllum | ||
Weichselia is an extinct genus of fern in the family Matoniaceae. They were abundant from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous.
Distribution
Fossils of Weichselia have been found in:
Algeria, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, and Peru.
Belgium, Colombia (Caballos Formation, Tolima), Germany, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States (Wyoming).
References
Weichselia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA