Walkomiella

Walkomiella; Temporal range: Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Walkomiella
Species
	†W. indica (Surange & Singh 1953); †W. transvaalensis; †W. australis (Florin 1940);

Walkomiella is an extinct conifer-like gymnosperm^[4] genus which occurred in India and Africa in the Lower Permian, and in Australia in the Upper Permian.

It was named for Arthur Bache Walkom, an Australian palaeobotanist.

References[edit]

^ "The seeds of Walkomiella indica—a conifer from the lower Gondwanas of India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A. 8: 40–41.
^ Le, R.S.F. (1963). "Walkomiella transvaalensis, a new conifer from the Middle Ecca beds of Vereeniging, Transvaal". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ White, M.E. (1981). "The cones of Walkomiella australis (Feistm.) Florin". The Palaeobotanist: 28–29.
^ Leppik, E.E. (1973). "Origin and evolution of conifer rusts in the light of continental drift". Mycopathologia. 49 (2): 121–136. doi:10.1007/BF02050854. S2CID 37776260.

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