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Sphenopteris pottsvillea

Sphenopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Sphenopteris pottsvillea Gastaldo and Boersma
2005Sphenopteris pottsvillea Dilcher et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusSphenopterisSternberg 1825
speciespottsvilleaGastaldo and Boersma 1983

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.

Sphenopteris pottsvillea Gastaldo and Boersma 1983
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Sphenopteris pottsvillea (28982 28984 28985 28987 28989 28990 28991 28992 31028 31029 31030 31031 31032 31033 31034 31035)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Sphenopteris pottsvillea (12697 12700)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Alabama) Sphenopteris pottsvillea (81525)