Arthropitys raimundii R.Roessler et R.Noll in Roessler, Merbitz, Vogel & Noll

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003408

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3408

Authors: R. Roessler & R. Noll

Rank: species

Genus:

Reference for this name: Roessler, R., Merbitz, M., Vogel, B. & Noll, R. (2024): Gymnospermous wood anatomy in a new calamitalean – Arthropitys raimundii sp. nov. from the early Permian of Chemnitz, central-east Germany. – Palaeontographica Abteilung B 306(1–4): 1–17.

Page of description: 6

Illustrations or figures: pls 1, 2

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Arthropitys-type calamitalean characterised by segmented wood consisting of fascicular wedges and interfascicular rays. Woody segments enlarged
radially. Interfascicular rays distinct but slightly diminishing distally. Radial walls of the secondary xylem tracheids exclusively with bordered pits incorporating oblique apertures.

Etymology

The species name refers to Raimund Rojko, a distinguished fossil-wood collector from Mönchengladbach, Germany, in honour of his helpful long-time cooperation.

Stratigraphy

Permian, Cisuralian
Leukersdorf Formation, Cisuralian (early Permian), 291 ± 2 Ma, according to Luthardt et al. (2018).

Locality

Germany
Chemnitz-Sonnenberg, an excavation site of the Chemnitz Fossil Lagerstätte, Chemnitz Basin, central-east Germany.