Ticoa
Ticoa is an extinct genus originally assigned to the Cycadales from the Early Cretaceous of Argentina, Chile, and Antarctica. Other authors view this genus as a member of the polyphyletic "seed ferns".
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by Sergio Archangelsky based on material from the Anfiteatro de Ticó formation.The genus first comprised two species, T. harrisii and T. magnipinnulata, with T. lamellata being described from the Bajo Grande locality in Patagonia, Argentina. The species T. magallanica was described from the Springhill formation in Chile. T. jeffersonii was described from Hope Bay in Antarctica. T. lanceolata was described much later from the Anfiteatro de Ticó formation.