Foozia

Extinct genus of ferns

Foozia

Temporal range: Emsian

PreꞒ

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Division:  | Pteridophyta (?)
Class:  | †Cladoxylopsida
Genus:  | †Foozia
P.Gerrienne
Species:  |

†F. minuta

Binomial name
†Foozia minuta

P.Gerrienne

Foozia was a genus of vascular Emsian (Lower Devonian) land plant with a main axis and a number of branches that sub-divide at most once.[1] Some of these bear oval to semicircular sporangia containing Dibolisporites echinaceus, whereas the sterile branches may represent an early foray into leaf-formation.[1] The only known fossils herald from Belgium.[1] It is currently unclassified.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Gerrienne, P (1992). "The Emsian plants from Fooz-Wépion (Belgium). III. Foozia minuta gen. Et spec. Nov., a new taxon with probable cladoxylalean affinities". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 74 (1–2): 139–157\. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(92)90142-4.1–2&rft.pages=139-157&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90142-4&rft.aulast=Gerrienne&rft.aufirst=P&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Foozia" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Bois Collet Quarry-2 (Devonian of Belgium)". paleodb.org. Paleobiology Database. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

Taxon identifiers

Foozia|

* Wikidata: Q5466617
* GBIF: 4892468
* IRMNG: 1082507

Foozia minuta|

* Wikidata: Q93431164
* IFPNI: 7A546A3A-F14C-45AE-8C69-AB0E9113B57B

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