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Weltrichia is a genus belonging to the extinct seed plant group Bennettitales. It is a form genus representing flower-like male pollen-producing organs. It is associated with the female ovulate cone Williamsonia.
Weltrichia is known from Asia, Europe, and North America, as well as India (which formed part of the separate landmass Gondwana at the time), spanning from the Late Triassic to the Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous.
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