Ettingshausenia geistthalensis J.Kvaček, F.Messner et Bernhard

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003407

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3407

Authors: J. Kvaček, F. Messner & F. Bernhard

Rank: species

Genus:

Reference for this name: Kvaček, J., Messner, F. & Bernhard, F. (2026): Late Cretaceous (Santonian – lower Campanian) flora of Geistthal. – Cretaceous Research 180: 1–20.

Page of description: 8

Illustrations or figures: Figs 6A-M, 7A-K

Original diagnosis/description

Leaves small to medium sized, simple, typically trilobate, entire-margined, petiolate. Leaf base broadly or narrowly peltate, apex acute to attenuate. Two lateral lobes triangular with acute apices. Venation palmately-pinnate, brochidodromous, with robust basal veins emerging from leaf base. Other secondary veins few (typically 3 pairs). Agrophytic secondary veins six or more, emerging from primary veins at angle of 30–40◦ curving upwards. Tertiary veins percurrent or ramified-percurrent, quaternary veins percurrent to orthogonal-reticulate.

Etymology

From the type locality Geistthal.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous, Campanian
Geistthal Formation, upper Santonian - lower Campanian, Upper Cretaceous.

Locality

Austria
Geistthal 111, Gosau Basin of Kainach in Styria