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Sphenopteris S% striata

Sphenopteridae

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusSphenopterisSternberg 1825

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Age range: base of the Middle Givetian to the top of the Campanian or 383.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (632 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium (Ronquieres) Sphenopteris brabantica (32216)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belgium (Brabant) Sphenopteris brabantica (32214)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (West Virginia) Sphenopteris sp. (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Sphenopteris flaccida (32232 32236 32272 32273) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris boozensis, Sphenopteris modavensis, Sphenopteris mailleuxii (32278) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris boozensis, Sphenopteris mourloni (32276) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris maillieuxi, Sphenopteris olnensis (32274) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris modavensis (32279) Sphenopteris modavensis (32234)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Sphenopteris hookeri, Sphenopteris humphresiana (32230)
Hastarian - Ivorian358.9 - 346.7Germany (Thuringia) Sphenopteris filiformis (20975)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Sphenopteris strigosa (28007)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7France (SC Massif Central) Sphenopteris sp. (21362)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9United Kingdom (Wales) Sphenopteris obfalcata (34465)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Georgia) Sphenopteris elegans (12698)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (Virginia) Sphenopteris lobata (106317)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Sphenopteris sanjuliensis, Sphenopteris warragulensis (150511)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sphenopteris sp. (150633 150634 150635 150637)
Late/Upper Albian - Cretaceous105.3 - 66.0Antarctica Sphenopteris sp. (32476)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Cenomanian99.6 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris stricta (32030)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris stricta (32096)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Australia (Queensland) Sphenopteris sp. (21115) Sphenopteris warragulensis (21114)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris hollicki (35176 35177 35203)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Sphenopteris burlingi (35093)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Sphenopteris sp. (150237)