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Archaeopteris macilenta

Archaeopteridopsida - Archaeopteridales - Archaeopteridaceae

Taxonomy

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Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumAneurophytophytaBold 1973
subphylumArchaeopteridophytina
RankNameAuthor
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978
orderArchaeopteridales
familyArchaeopteridaceae
genusArchaeopterisDawson 1871
speciesmacilenta

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
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Measurements
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No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 382.31000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Alberta) Archaeopteris macilenta (21241)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) Archaeopteris macilenta (20879)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Archaeopteris macilenta (14269 14270 14274 14277 14297 28916 28946 28947 29006)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris macilenta (14230)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris macilenta (14235)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (West Virginia) Archaeopteris macilenta (22793)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2USA (West Virginia) Archaeopteris macilenta (21198 21201)