†Asterocarpus falcatus Emmons 1856 (fern)

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiidae

Alternative combination: Pecopteris falcatus

Synonyms: Asterocarpus virginiensis Fontaine 1883, Laccopteris emmonsi Fontaine 1883

Full reference: E. Emmons. 1856. Geological Report of the Midland Counties of North Carolina xx-351

Belongs to Asterocarpus according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Emmons 1856

Sister taxa: Asterocarpus penticarpus, Asterocarpus platyrachis

Type specimens:

  • Asterocarpus falcatus: Its type locality is Ellington's, Rhynie Wicker's property, which is in a Triassic terrestrial shale/bituminous coal in North Carolina
  • Asterocarpus virginiensis:
  • Laccopteris emmonsi:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Mexico (9 collections), United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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