Schmeissneria

Schmeissneria; Temporal range: Early-Middle Jurassic, 200–170 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Ginkgophyta?
Class:	Ginkgoopsida?
Order:	Ginkgoales?
Family:	Schmeissneriaceae
Genus:	Schmeissneria; Kirchner & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert, 1994
Species
	S. microstachys(Presl, 1838) (type); S. sinensisWang, 2007;

Last updated June 28, 2025

Schmeissneria is a genus of possible early angiosperms recorded from the Lower Jurassic of Europe and the Middle Jurassic of China,^[1] traditionally included in the Ginkgophyta.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Xin Wang; Shuying Duan; Baoyin Geng; Jinzhong Cui; Yong Yang (2007). "Schmeissneria: A missing link to angiosperms?". BMC Evolutionary Biology . 7: 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-14 . PMC 1805421 . PMID 17284326.
↑ Coiro, Mario; Doyle, James A.; Hilton, Jason (2019-02-26). "How deep is the conflict between molecular and fossil evidence on the age of angiosperms?". New Phytologist. 223 (1): 83–99. doi: 10.1111/nph.15708 . PMID 30681148.
↑ Zhi-Yan Zhou (2009). "An overview of fossil Ginkgoales". Palaeoworld . 18 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2009.01.001.

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[1] Xin Wang; Shuying Duan; Baoyin Geng; Jinzhong Cui; Yong Yang (2007). "Schmeissneria: A missing link to angiosperms?". BMC Evolutionary Biology . 7: 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-14 . PMC 1805421 . PMID 17284326.

[2] Coiro, Mario; Doyle, James A.; Hilton, Jason (2019-02-26). "How deep is the conflict between molecular and fossil evidence on the age of angiosperms?". New Phytologist. 223 (1): 83–99. doi: 10.1111/nph.15708 . PMID 30681148.

[3] Zhi-Yan Zhou (2009). "An overview of fossil Ginkgoales". Palaeoworld . 18 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2009.01.001.

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