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Frenelopsis

Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae

Taxonomy
Frenelopsis was named by Schenk (1869). It is considered to be a form taxon. It was considered unknown by Watson (1977).

It was assigned to Cupressineae by Knowlton (1919); to Coniferophyta by Andrews (1970); to Coniferales by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Cheirolepidiaceae by Watson (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Frenelopsis Schenk
1919Frenelopsis Knowlton
1970Frenelopsis Andrews
1976Frenelopsis Lakhanpal et al.
1977Frenelopsis Watson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyCheirolepidiaceaeTurutanova-Ketova 1963
genusFrenelopsisSchenk 1869

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.

G. †Frenelopsis Schenk 1869
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Frenelopsis gracilis Newberry 1895
Frenelopsis hoheneggeri Schenk 1869
Frenelopsis parceramosa Fontaine 1889
Frenelopsis ramosissima Fontaine 1889
Frenelopsis varians Fontaine 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 242.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) F. hoheneggeri (205132)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Anhui) F. sp. 1 (29741) F. sp. 1, F. sp. 2 (29597 29650)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Malaysia F. sp. 1, F. sp. 2 (30286)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Fujian) F. sp. 1 (29603 29644 29678 29693)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Japan (Fukushima) F. sp. 1 (30206)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Guangxi) F. sp. 1 (29994)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Jharkhand) F. sp. (224607)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Japan F. sp. 1 (30200)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Jiangxi) F. sp. 1 (29580)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Malaysia F. sp. 1 (30285)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) F. sp. (154138)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal F. sp. (73482)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Valenciana) F. sp. (61327)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal F. hohenneggeri (73574) F. sp. (73581 73584)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (Texas) Plantae indet. (52865)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain (Valenciana) F. sp. (169446)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) F. sp. (80283)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Charente-Maritime) F. sp. (176637)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) F. varians (31193) F. variens (121687)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Gorizia) F. sp. (103811)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) F. sp. (168549)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) F. sp. (48727)