''Gangamopteris'' is a genus of Carboniferous-Permian plants, very similar to ''

Glossopteris ''Glossopteris'' tymology: from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, " tongue ") + πτερίς (pterís, " fern ")is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct Permian order of seed ferns known as Glossopteridales (also known as Arberia ...

''. Previously, it was classified as

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

with reproduction by seed. The genus is usually only applied to leaves, making it a

form taxon Form classification is the classification of organisms based on their morphology, which does not necessarily reflect their biological relationships. Form classification, generally restricted to palaeontology, reflects uncertainty; the goal of sc ...

. ''Gangamopteris'' dominates some coal deposits, such as those of the

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. In Paleorrota

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, were found ''Gangamopteris obovata''. Were located on the Mina ''Morro do Papaléo'' in

Mariana Pimentel Mariana Pimentel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located approximately 75 km from the state's capital, Porto Alegre. Geography Mariana Pimentel belongs to Porto Alegre Metropolitan Mesoregion and to Porto ...

and ''Quitéria'' in

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. Dating from the

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and were in the

Rio Bonito Formation The Rio Bonito Formation is a Formation (stratigraphy), geological formation of the Paraná Basin, Paraná and Pelotas Basins of Permian age. It is represented by a succession of cyclic sedimentary packages of sandstones, siltstones and shales whi ...

. In the town of

Cachoeira do Sul Cachoeira do Sul () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/brazil/2666.htm GCatholic is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholi ...

, met ''Gangamopteris sulriograndensis'' were discovered.NOVA ESPÉCIE DO GÊNERO GANGAMOPTERIS NO PERMIANO INFERIOR DA BACIA DO PARANÁ, RS, BRASIL
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References

Prehistoric plant genera Pteridospermatophyta Carboniferous plants Permian plants {{permian-plant-stub