Jugumella is a genus of extinct plants of the Late Silurian (Přídolí, around 430 to 420 million years ago). Fossils were found in Kazakhstan. Jugumella was considered a possible zosterophyll in a 2006 study.[1] It was listed as a zosterophyll by Hao and Xue in 2013.[2]

Jugumella
Temporal range: Late Silurian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Plesion: Zosterophylls
Genus: Jugumella
Species
  • J. burubaensis
  • J. jugata

References edit

  1. ^ Raymond, A.; Gensel, P. & Stein, W.E. (2006), "Phytogeography of Late Silurian macrofloras", Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 142 (3–4): 165–192, doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.02.005
  2. ^ Hao, Shougang & Xue, Jinzhuang (2013), The early Devonian Posongchong flora of Yunnan: a contribution to an understanding of the evolution and early diversification of vascular plants, Beijing: Science Press, p. 329, ISBN 978-7-03-036616-0, retrieved 2019-10-25