Sagenopteris phillipsii are leaves of extinct species of seed ferns.

A complete reconstruction of Caytonia nathorstii plant Retallack and Dilcher 1988

Description

Sagenopteris phillipsii has narrow, palmately arranged leaves with anastomosing venation

Whole plant reconstructions

Different organs attributed to the same original plant can be reconstructed from co-occurrence at the same locality and from similarities in the stomatal apparatus and other anatomical peculiarities of fossilized cuticles.


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