Gigantopteris Geyler 1886

Gigantopteridales - Gigantopteridaceae

Synonym: Megalopteris Schenk 1883 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Gigantopteridaceae according to A. B. Doweld 2013

Sister taxa: Gothanopteris, Palaeogoniopteris

Subtaxa: Gigantopteris lagrelii Gigantopteris nicotianifolia Gigantopteris nicotinaefolia Megalopteris nicotianaefolia

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Ecology: stationary C3 autotroph

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of China (45), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), Mexico (1), North Korea (4), Oman (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Korea (3), Thailand (1), Turkey (1), United States (9: Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas)

• Westphalian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia)

• Pennsylvanian of United States (4: Illinois, Michigan)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Ohio)

• Mississippian of United States (1: Illinois)

Total: 76 collections including 95 occurrences

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