Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Full reference: M. A. Gandolfo, K.C. Nixon, W.L. Crepet and G.E. Ratcliffe. 1997. A new fossil fern assignable to Gleicheniaceae from Late Cretaceous sediments of New Jersey. American Journal of Botany 84(4):483-193
Parent taxon: Gleicheniaceae according to M. A. Gandolfo et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Clavifera, Dicranopteris, Gleichenia, Gleicheniidites, Gleichenioamyelon, Gleicheniopsis, Gleicheniorachis, Gleichenipteris, Gleichenites, Gleichotheca, Mertensites, Microphyllopteris, Oligocarpia, Ornamentifera, Selenocarpus
Subtaxa: Boodlepteris turoniana
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Georgia, New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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