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Cyathidites australis

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Cyathidites australis was named by Couper (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. splendens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Cyathidites australis Couper
1968Cyathidites australis Venkatachala
1976Cyathidites australis Lakhanpal et al.
2022Cyathidites australis Vera et al.
2023Cyathidites australis Perez Loinaze et al.
2024Cyathidites australis De Benedetti et al. p. 5 figs. Plate VI, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
genusCyathiditesCouper 1953
speciesaustralisCouper 1953

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.

†Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Middle Miocene or 161.50000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (171 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Cyathidites australis (224785 225331 227049 227057 227058)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Madhya Pradesh) Cyathidites australis (224642)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Egypt (Sinai) Cyathidites australis (140636)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Antarctica Cyathidites australis (150877 150878)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Cyathidites australis (73496)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Cyathidites australis (45193)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144964)
Barremian - Santonian129.4 - 83.6Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153420)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cyathidites australis (149982)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Canada (Alberta) Cyathidites australis (194481)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cyathidites australis (149850)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144965)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Maranhão) Cyathidites australis (150515)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cyathidites australis (149927)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Cyathidites australis (32378)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153429 153431 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Cyathidites australis (164488 164489 164490 164522 164523 164524 164525 164526 164527 164528 164529 164530)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144954)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Bahamas (Off-shore) Cyathidites australis (142271 142272 142273 142274 142275)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153421 153422 153423)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5Bahamas (cat Island) Cyathidites australis (140569)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144966)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cyathidites australis (149928)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144956 144957)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) Cyathidites australis (163896 163897 163898 163899 163900 163901 163902)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153430)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144955)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144958)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153426 153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Cyathidites australis (34141)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) Cyathidites australis (163584)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Cyathidites australis (163481 163482 163483 163484 163505 163506 163507 163509 163511 163512 163514 163515)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India Cyathidites australis (224605)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Cyathidites australis (195706 195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Cyathidites australis (170893)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Cyathidites australis (144959 144960)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) Cyathidites australis (142223 142227 142228 142234 142240 142241)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Cyathidites australis (199983 199984 199989)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Mendoza) Cyathidites australis (149812)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Cyathidites australis (200005 200006 200009 200016 200017 200020 200023 200024 200025 200034 200035)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) Cyathidites australis (163516 163819)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Cyathidites australis (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Cyathidites australis (207022)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Cyathidites australis (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Cyathidites australis (22655 22659 36264 55352)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Cyathidites australis (71073)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Nigeria (Gombe) Cyathidites australis (163728)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Cyathidites australis (167585 167587)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica Cyathidites australis (167588)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Cyathidites australis (149815 151446 151452)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Cyathidites australis (153424)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Cyathidites australis (84455)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Cyathidites australis (67818)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cyathidites australis (206968 231725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Cyathidites australis (238219 238220 238221 238222 238224 238225 238226 238232 238233 238238 238240)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Cyathidites australis (27014 122240)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Cyathidites australis (151453 151454 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Cyathidites australis (71074)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) Cyathidites australis (224682)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) Cyathidites australis (167491 167506 167514 167515)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Cyathidites australis (166832)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) Cyathidites australis (168989 168993 168994 168995 168996 168997 168998 168999 169000 169001 169003 169004 169005)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Cyathidites australis (169355)