''Otozamites'' is an extinct

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of leaves belonging to the Bennettitales. ''Otozamites'' are an extinct form genus of leaves related to the Bennettitales. Most of the ''Otozamites'' leaves are secluded and conserved as pinnae. Leaflet of ''Otozamites'' have the shape of an elongated triangular shape with an acute apex. ''Otozamites'' pinnae that emerge from the rachis has never been recorded ever before in the history of the organism, worldwide.

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