Weichselia Temporal range: Mid Jurassic-Early Cretaceous ~175–112 Ma |
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W. reticulata fossils, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Brussels | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Gleicheniales |
Family: | Matoniaceae |
Genus: |
†Weichselia Stiehler |
Species | |
Weichselia is an extinct genus of fern in the family Matoniaceae. They were abundant from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous.
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).