†Coniopteris murrayana Brongniart 1835 (scaly tree fern)
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Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Alternative combinations: Pecopteris murrayana, Polystichites murrayana, Thyrsopteris murrayana
Belongs to Coniopteris according to A. B. Doweld 2013
See also Andrews 1970, Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Coniopteris burejensis, Coniopteris frutiformis, Coniopteris hymenophylloides
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Romania (4 collections), the United Kingdom (9)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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