Weichselia Stiehler 1857 (fern)

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae

Parent taxon: Matoniaceae according to E. Cook and A. J. Ross 1996

See also Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Alstaettia, Barrealia, Boseisporites, Dandotiaspora, Delosorus, Dictyophyllidites, Knowltonella, Laccopteris, Matonia, Matonidium, Matoniella, Nathorstia, Phlebomeris, Phlebopteris, Piazopteris

Subtaxa: Weichselia ludovicae Weichselia reticulata

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Type: Weichselia ludovicae

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Germany (1), India (2), Israel (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (5: Wyoming)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Egypt (1), India (1), Peru (2)

• Jurassic of Algeria (1), Georgia (1), Israel (1)

• Triassic of Italy (1), Switzerland (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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