Protopteris maletinensis Greguš et J.Kvaček in Greguš, Kvaček & Halamski

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000117

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:117

Authors: J. Greguš & J. Kvaček

Rank: species

Reference: Greguš, J., Kvaček, J. & Halamski, A. T. (2013): Revision of Protopteris and Oncopteris tree fern stem casts from the Late Cretaceous of Central Europe. – Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B – Historia Naturalis 69(1–2): 69–83., link

Page of description: 74

Illustrations or figures: pl. 3, figs 1-4

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Stem cast covered by helically arranged leaf cushions bearing leaf scars. Each leaf scar includes one vascular bundle leaving a horseshoe shaped scar. Leaf scars with enlarged appendages forming pouchlike structure. Height / width ratio of leaf scars 0.4–0.7.

Etymology

Derived from the name of the type locality – Starý Maletín.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian

Locality

Czech Republic
Starý Maletín