Pteruchus africanus
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| Pteruchus africanus Temporal range: | |
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| Pteruchus africanus fossil pollen organ, Late Triassic, Molteno Formation, Umkomaas, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Order: | †Corystospermales |
| Family: | †Corystospermaceae |
| Genus: | †Pteruchus |
| Species: | †P. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pteruchus africanus Thomas[1] | |
Pteruchus africanus is a pollen organ of a seed fern (Pteridospermatophyta). It was first described by Hamshaw Thomas [1] from the Umkomaas locality of South Africa.
