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Cycadeoidea formosa

Bennettitales - Bennettitaceae

Taxonomy
Cycadeoidea formosa was named by Ward (1898). It is not extant. Its type locality is Blackhawk, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Cretaceous Formation of South Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. insolita, C. McBridei, C. Wellsii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Cycadeoidea formosa Ward
1919Cycadeoidea formosa Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
RankNameAuthor
familyBennettitaceae
genusCycadeoideaBuckland 1828
speciesformosaWard 1898

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.

†Cycadeoidea formosa Ward 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (South Dakota) Cycadeoidea formosa (type locality: 34835)