Hopetedia praetermissa

fossil plant

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Hymenophyllaceae

  • filmy fern
    In Hymenophyllaceae

    …to Hymenophyllaceae is that of Hopetedia praetermissa, from the Triassic Period (251.9 million to 201.3 million years ago), discovered in North Carolina. Traditionally, the two principal genera of modern filmy ferns have been recognized as Hymenophyllum and Trichomanes, which differ in details of the soral morphology. The other most commonly…

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