Gosferia

Gosferia curvata
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Zosterophyllopsida
Genus: Gosferia
Species: G. curvata
Binomial name
Gosferia curvata
Gerrienne, (1991) 1999
Synonyms
  • Forgesia Gerrienne, 1991[1]

Gosferia was a genus of Early Devonian Zosterophyllopsid with curved axes and renal sporangia.[2] It is known from Belgium.[2]

References

  1. Gerrienne, P. (1999). "Gosferia, a New Name for Forgesia (Fossil Plants)". Taxon. 48 (1): 61. doi:10.2307/1224624. JSTOR 1224624.
  2. 1 2 Gensel, Patricia G.; Berry, Christopher M. (2001). "Early Lycophyte Evolution". American Fern Journal. 91: 74. doi:10.1640/0002-8444(2001)091[0074:ELE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0002-8444.


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