Geinitzia is an extinct genus of conifers, with an uncertain position within the group.[1] Species belonging to the genus lived in the late Cretaceous and have been found in Argentina[2] and Europe.[3][4]

Geinitzia
Temporal range: late Cretaceous
~85–66 Ma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Genus: Geinitzia
Endlicher 1847
Species
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Species

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A number of species have been described in Geinitzia.

Geinitzia cretacea[4]
Geinitzia formosa[4]
Geinitzia reichenbachii[3]
Geinitzia schlotheimii[4]

References

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  1. ^ Moreau, Jean-David; Airvaux, Jean; Hérisson, David (2018-08-01). "Turonian flora from the fossiliferous flints of Châtellerault (western France)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. Lagerstätten 2: Exceptionally preserved fossils Lagerstätten 2 : fossiles à conservation exceptionnelle. 17 (7): 435–442. Bibcode:2018CRPal..17..435M. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2017.08.001. ISSN 1631-0683.
  2. ^ C. Álvarez-Ramis, M. Prámparo, and O. H. Papú. 2004. Estudio preliminar de paleofloras cretácicas procedentes de la base de la Formación Loncoche (Mendoza, Argentina). Coloquios de Paleontología 54:7-14
  3. ^ a b Moreau, Jean-David; Philippe, Marc; Néraudeau, Didier; Dépré, Eric; Le Couls, Matthieu; Fernandez, Vincent; Beurel, Simon (8 September 2021). "Paleohistology of the Cretaceous resin-producing conifer Geinitzia reichenbachii using X-ray synchrotron microtomography". American Journal of Botany. 108 (9): 1745–1760. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1722. PMID 34495546.
  4. ^ a b c d Halamski, A.T.; Kvacek, J.; Svobodová, M.; Durska, E.; Hermanova, Z. (2020). "Late Cretaceous mega-, meso-, and microfloras from Lower Silesia" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 65 (4). doi:10.4202/app.00744.2020. S2CID 229379294. Retrieved 21 September 2021.