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Microtaenia

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Microtaenia was named by Knowlton (1918). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Microtaenia Knowlton
1919Microtaenia Knowlton
1970Microtaenia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusMicrotaeniaKnowlton 1918

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Microtaenia Knowlton 1918
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Microtaenia variabilis Knowlton 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Idaho) M. variabilis (184621)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) M. paucifolia (34972)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) M. variabilis, M. paucifolia (31382)