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Anthocerotophyta (hornwort)
Taxonomy
Anthocerotophyta was named by Stotler and Candall-Stotler (1977). It is extant.
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Vera et al. (2022); and to Embryophyta by Huang et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Vera et al. (2022); and to Embryophyta by Huang et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Anthocerotophyta Stotler and Candall-Stotler |
| 2022 | Anthocerotophyta Vera et al. |
| 2023 | Anthocerotophyta Huang et al. |
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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.
Unr. Anthocerotophyta Stotler and Candall-Stotler 1977 [hornwort]
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Fm. Anthocerotaceae Limpricht 1876
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G. †Saxosporis Krutzsch 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 41.30000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Collections (51 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Shuklanites deccanii (224606) | |
| Bartonian | Myanmar (Sagaing) | Anthocerisporis sp., Saxosporis sp. (227630 227631) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Myanmar (Sagaing) | Anthocerisporis sp. (227662 227665 227666 227668 227669 227674 227675 227701 227724 227784 227788 227804) Anthocerisporis sp., Saxosporis sp. (227634 227661 227663 227667 227672 227673 227698 227699 227700 227709 227710 227714 227721 227780 227781 227783 227787 227803 227806) Saxosporis sp. (227646 227648 227649 227650 227652 227670 227671 227676 227697 227720 227782 227785 227801 227802 227805 227807) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) | Anthocerisporis gandolfii (166708) |