Qataniaria

Qataniaria
Temporal range: Albian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta (?)
Genus: †Qataniaria
Krassilov (2011)[2]
Species:
†Q. noae
Binomial name
†Qataniaria noae
Krassilov (2011)[1]

Qataniaria is a fossil plant genus which existed in what is now Israel during the Albian period. It was described by Valentin Krassilov and Eckart Schrank in 2011. The type species is Qataniaria noae. It is considered to be a gymnosperm, possibly a gnetophyte.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Qataniaria noae". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ "Qataniaria". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ Krassilov, Valentin; Schrank, Eckart (2011). "New Albian macro- and palynoflora from the Negev (Israel) with description of a new gymnosperm morphotaxon" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 32 (1): 13–29. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2010.10.001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-30.


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