Asterocarpus Göppert 1836 (fern)

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiidae

Parent taxon: Marattiaceae according to H. N. Andrews 1970

See also Knowlton 1919 and Pineda 1961

Sister taxa: Acitheca, Amadocopteris, Angiopteridium, Angiopteris, Caulopteris, Cyclotheca, Eoangiopteris, Goolandia, Macrotaenia, Marattia, Marattiopsis, Marattiotheca, Megaphyton, Mertensides, Mesozoisynangia, Octotheca, Pronephrium, Psaroniocaulon, Psaronites, Psaronius, Ptisana, Rajahia, Renaultia, Rhinipteris, Scolecopteris, Tubiculites, Winchellina, Zeilleria

Subtaxa: Asterocarpus falcatus Asterocarpus penticarpus Asterocarpus platyrachis

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Type: Asterocarpus sternbergii

Distribution:

• Triassic of Mexico (10 collections), United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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