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Umkomasia

Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae

Taxonomy
Umkomasia was named by Thomas (1933). It is not extant. Its type is Umkomasia macleani.

It was assigned to Umkomasiaceae by Meyen (1984); and to Corystospermaceae by Holmes (1987).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Beania geminata Shirley
1933Pilophorosperma Thomas
1933Umkomasia Thomas
1970Pilophorosperma Andrews
1974Karibacarpon Lacey
1984Umkomasia Meyen p. 10
1984Pilophorosperma Meyen p. 89
1987Umkomasia Holmes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
classGymnospermopsida
RankNameAuthor
orderCorystospermalesThomas 1933
familyCorystospermaceae
genusUmkomasiaThomas 1933

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. †Umkomasia Thomas 1933
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Umkomasia cacheutensis Frenguelli 1942
Umkomasia distans Holmes 1987
Umkomasia macleani Thomas 1933
Umkomasia polycarpa Holmes 1987
Umkomasia sessilis Holmes 1987
Invalid names: Beania geminata Shirley 1898 [nomen dubium], Karibacarpon Lacey 1974 [synonym], Pilophorosperma Thomas 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Triassic to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 251.90200 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Australia (New South Wales) Karibacarpon sp. 1 (29451)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Chile (ChaƱaral) U. sp. (224049)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) U. sp. (207608)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Australia (Queensland) U. polycarpa (207739)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Australia (New South Wales) U. distans, U. sessilis (29423)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) U. sp. (23002)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa U. sp. (23084)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) U. sp. (23004 23086 23131 23143 23317)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Lesotho U. sp. (23075)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Free State) U. sp. (23095)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Lesotho U. sp. (23128 23129)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) U. sp. (23003 23015 23069 23070 23076)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Eastern Cape) U. sp. (23127 23132 23144 23229)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa U. sp. (23130)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Beania geminata (111774 111777)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany U. sp. (31300)