Umkomasia feistmantelii

Umkomasia feistmantelii is an unusually large species of Umkomasia from the Early Triassic of New South Wales, Australia.

Umkomasia feistmantelii Temporal range:
Umkomasia feistmantelii ovulate structure from the Early Triassic Newport Formation of Turimetta Head, NSW, Australia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Order:	†Corystospermales
Family:	†Corystospermaceae
Genus:	†Umkomasia
Species:	†U. feistmantelii
Binomial name
†Umkomasia feistmantelii Holmes 1987

Umkomasia feistmantelii expanded cupule from the Early Triassic Newport Formation of Turimetta Head, NSW, Australia

Umkomasia feistmantelii reconstructed plant, Early Triassic Newport Formation, Turimetta Head, New South Wales, Australia

Description

Umkomasia feistmantelii is found both with cupules enclosing the large seeds and with cupules open and expandede into a star-shaped form.

Whole Plant Reconstruction

Umkomasia feistmantelii from the Early Triassic of Australia may have been produced by the same plant as Pteruchus barrealensis (pollen organs) and Dicroidium zuberi (leaves)

See also

• Evolution of plants

External links

• Paleodb.org: Umkomasia feistmanteli