Weltrichia

Weltrichia
Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Jurassic
Drawing of Weltrichia mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Order: Bennettitales
Family: Williamsoniaceae
Genus: Weltrichia
Braun
Type species
Weltrichia mirabilis
Braun
Species

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Weltrichia is a genus belonging to the extinct seed plant group Bennettitales. It is a form genus representing flower-like male pollen-producing organs. It is associated with the female ovulate cone Williamsonia.