I have had some small experience with Triassic and Jurassic plant fossils and would be happy to look at our colleague's pictures if you will send them to me at [log in to unmask]
 
 Cheers,
          ---Sid
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/20/2011 9:34:51 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
Hello,

I received this message (see below) - I'm not fully qualified to answer
it.

Yasmani Ceballos Izquierdo also forwarded to pictures (which I can't
send to the list, but which I can forward to anyone who wants to take
a peek).

Her e-mail address is: [log in to unmask]

Thanks,

-Jonas Weselake-George


> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > A new Triassic(?) or Jurassic fern was discovered in western Cuba a
> > few years ago. All that I know is this: "Además, se ha colectado un
> > nuevo helecho jurásico o triásico, perteneciente a la familia de los
> > Hilmenofitales (según especialistas de la Universidad de Pierre et
> > Marie Curie de París, Francia), un pequeño helecho de difícil
> > conservación, del cual apenas hay una docena de especies descritas
> > (com. pers. Dr. José Bienvenido Diez Ferrer, Universidad de Vurgo,
> > España".
> >
> > Someone can tell me something about "Hilmenofitales", please? I
> > search in Google "Hilmenofitales" and nothing appears.
> >
> > I have a picture of the Cuban fern, for if some expert would like to
> > add any comments on this specimen.
> >
> > best regards,
> > yasmani
>