The taxonomic status of the genus Rubidgea
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The taxonomic status of the genus Rubidgea | |
| Creator | Kovács-Endrődy, Éva | |
| Description | The genus Rubidgea Tate of the fossil family Glossopteridaceae was reduced to a synonym of Glossopteris by Seward (1907). Seward’s conclusion is now confirmed by a study of a wide range of imprints from a quarry near Hammanskraal, South Africa. The upper and lower surface imprints of a single leaf found on a split fragment of carbonaceous shale provides the main evidence presented. The finely striated upper surface imprint of the leaf could be identified with Rubidgea, whereas the lower surface imprint represents the typical strong venation of a Glossopteris. The type species of Rubidgea is transferred to Glossopteris as G. mackayi (Tate) Kovacs comb. nov. The characteristics of upper and lower surface imprints of a number of Glossopteris species are discussed. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1977-11-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v12i2.1423 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 12, No 2 (1977); 313-317 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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