†Townrovia Retallack 1981
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Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Matatiellaceae
Full reference: G. J. Retallack. 1981. Middle Triassic megafossil plants from Long Gully, near Otematata, north Otago, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 11(3):167-200
Parent taxon: Matatiellaceae according to S. Chatterjee et al. 2013
See also Retallack 1981
Sister taxon: Matatiella
Subtaxa: Townrovia petasata Townrovia polaris
Type: Pteruchus petasatus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Triassic of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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