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Genus Phyllopteris Brongniart
Phyllopteris lanceolata Walkom. (Text-fig, 2, Fig. 13.)
1919. Phyllopteris lanceolata Walkom, Queensland Geol. Surv. Publ. 263: 22, 56. Pl. 3, Figs. 1, 2, 13.
Description. Apical and central portion of an oblong pmna, basally distorted. Margin entire, midrib straight and not persisting to apex, secondary veins leaving midrib at an acute angle, arched and dichotomising once near base.
Dimensions. Length 2.5 cm, width 0.75 cm.
Locality. Paparoa Coal Measures: Ford Formation B23/1, Waiomo Formation B172/5.
Age. Aptian or Albian (Australia), Cenomanian (Australia), Lower Senonian (New Zealand).
The specimen figured agrees well with Walkom's species which is known from both the Burrum (Aptian or Albian) and Styx River Series (Cenomanian).
Phyllopteris expansa Walkom. (Text-fig. 2, Figs. 10-12.)
1919. Phyllopteris expansa Walkom, Queensland Geol. Suiv. Publ. 263: 24, Pl. 5. Figs. 1, 2.
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Description. Detached pinnae, ovate to elliptic. Margins slightly dentate or entire. Midrib straight, not persisting to apex. Secondary veins leaving midrib at acute angles, dichotomising three times, basally, medially and distally. Veins resulting from dichotomies arched apart at junctions.
Dimensions. Length 3 cm, width 2 cm (B19/39); length 3 cm, width 1.5 cm (B125/61); length 5.5 cm, width 1.75 cm (B125/34).
Localities. Quail Flat B125/34, B125/61; Paparoa Coal Measures (Goldlight Formation) B19/39, 40.
Age. Walkom records this species only from the Burrum Series (Aptian and Albian) and not from the Styx Series (Cenomanian); the New Zealand specimens are ? Lower Senonian.
The specimens agree reasonably well with Walkom's figures. There are fewer secondaries per tooth than in Walkom's figures, but the margins are badly preserved and cannot be compared easily.