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Gigantopteris americana

Gigantopteridales - Gigantopteridaceae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
G. lagrelii, G. nicotianifolia, G. nicotinaefolia, Megalopteris nicotianaefolia
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
orderGigantopteridales
RankNameAuthor
familyGigantopteridaceaeKoidzumi 1936
genusGigantopterisGeyler 1886
speciesamericana

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Kungurian298.9 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Gigantopteris americana (11147 24626)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (23150 24622)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (11151 11152)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (24624)