Thaumatopteris sp.

Kustatscher, Evelyn, Dellantonio, Elio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert, Johanna H. A., 2014, The ferns of the late Ladinian, Middle Triassic flora from Monte Agnello, Dolomites, Italy, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59 (3), pp. 741-755 : 746

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2012.0076
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D4702F29-8A70-FFE2-C039-6363FAA8DC26
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scientific name	Thaumatopteris sp.
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Thaumatopteris sp.

Fig. 4B.

Material.— MGP 63/80, pinna fragment, Monte Agnello, Dolomites, N-Italy, early late Ladinian.

Description.— One pinna fragment 55 mm long and 13 mm wide is characterized by a very distinct midrib and an entire margin ( MGP 63/80; Fig. 4 B). The lateral veins are distinctly reticulate with meshes that are coarser near the midrib ( 1–2 mm wide) and finer near the margin.

Discussion.— Unfortunately the fragment is small and does not provide any details on the frond and pinna morphology, thus attribution to a species is impossible. The venation pattern, however, attributes this specimen to Thaumatopteris (see e.g., Nathorst 1907; Schweitzer et al. 2009).