Zamites megaphyllus Phillips 1871

Gymnospermae - Bennettitales

Alternative combination: Palaeozamia megaphylla

Synonym: Irites alaskana Lesquereux 1887

Belongs to Zamites according to Seward 1904

See also Andrews 1970

Sister taxa: Carpolithes (Zamites) meridionalis, Zamites acutipennis, Zamites alaskana, Zamites apertus, Zamites arcticus, Zamites bayeri, Zamites borealis, Zamites brevipennis, Zamites californica, Zamites crassinervis, Zamites distantinervis, Zamites gigas, Zamites graminioides, Zamites montana, Zamites occidentalis, Zamites pennsylvanicus, Zamites powelli, Zamites tenuinervis, Zamites truncatus, Zamites velderi, Zamites vogesiacus, Zamites yorkensis

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at San Marcial (Triassic of Mexico)

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