Biology:Walkomiella

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Short description: Extinct genus of conifers


Walkomiella
Temporal range: Permian
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†Walkomiella
Species
  • W. indica[1] (Surange & Singh 1953)
  • W. transvaalensis[2]
  • W. australis [3] (Florin 1940)

Walkomiella is an extinct conifer-like gymnosperm[4] genus which occurred in India and Africa in the Lower Permian, and in Australia in the Upper Permian.

It was named for Arthur Bache Walkom, an Australian palaeobotanist.

References

  1. "The seeds of Walkomiella indica—a conifer from the lower Gondwanas of India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A 8: 40–41. http://www.ias.ac.in/j_archive/currsci/21/2/40-41/viewpage.html. 
  2. Le, R.S.F. (1963). Walkomiella transvaalensis, a new conifer from the Middle Ecca beds of Vereeniging, Transvaal. 
  3. White, M.E. (1981). "The cones of Walkomiella australis (Feistm.) Florin". The Palaeobotanist: 28–29. 
  4. Leppik, E.E. (1973). "Origin and evolution of conifer rusts in the light of continental drift". Mycopathologia 49 (2): 121–136. doi:10.1007/BF02050854. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7962565 entry