| Name | Auritifolia D. S. Chaney, Mamay, DiMichele & Kerp |
| Authorship | D. S. Chaney, Mamay, DiMichele & Kerp |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Incertae sedis |
| Contains | Auritifolia sp. |
| Remarks | FOSSIL; Probable Seed Plant Foliage with Comioid Affinities from the Early Permian of Texas, U.S.A. "Auritifolia waggoneri gen. et sp. nov. has compound leaves and is possibly a peltasperm, with venation similar to Comia Zalessky. The frond is once pinnate, >40 cm in length, with a short petiole, subopposite pinnae, increasing in size distally, terminating in two elongate pinnae. The petiole base is swollen. Fronds probably abscised upon senescence. Venation is three ordered ..." (abstract). |
| Citation | Feb 2009 Int. J. Pl. Sci. 170(2):249 |
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