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Pelletixia amelguita

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae

Taxonomy
Pelletixia amelguita was named by Skog (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Howard Hruschka's fern site, which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial claystone in the Patuxent Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pelletixia amelguita Skog

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSchizaeales
familySchizaeaceaeKaulfuss
genusPelletixiaWatson and Hill 1982
speciesamelguita

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.

†Pelletixia amelguita Skog 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 121.40000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 109.0USA (Maryland) Pelletixia amelguita (type locality: 121895)