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Osmundacidites

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Osmundacidites was named by Couper (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Pteridopsida by Couper (1953) and Norris (1986); and to Osmundaceae by Jarzen (1982), De Benedetti et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Osmundacidites Couper
1982Osmundacidites Jarzen p. 15
1986Osmundacidites Norris
2024Osmundacidites De Benedetti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
genusOsmundaciditesCouper 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.

G. †Osmundacidites Couper 1953
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†Osmundacidites dizii Volkheimer 1972
†Osmundacidites dubius Burger 1980
†Osmundacidites formosus Sah and Jain 1965
†Osmundacidites indicus Singh et al. 1964
†Osmundacidites kutchensis Sah and Kar 1964
†Osmundacidites microgranifer Sah and Jain 1965
†Osmundacidites minor Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Osmundacidites minutus Sah and Jain 1965
†Osmundacidites mollis Dettman 1963
†Osmundacidites wellmani Couper 1953
†Osmundacidites wellmanii Couper 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeans.d.
microspore diameter40.0270.002

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Zechstein to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 259.51000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (204 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zechstein259.51 - 254.14Italy O. senectus (31837)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7India (West Bengal) O. panchetensis (225064)
Dienerian - Smithian250.5 - 248.1Madagascar O. wellmanii, O. senectus (31351)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Antarctica O. wellmannii (31342)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7India (Rajasthan) O. wellmanii (226933)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Argentina (Neuquén) O. sp. (151448)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Cenomanian174.7 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) O. wellmanfi (139303)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation (Zabaykal'ye) O. sp. (241481 241482)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France O. wellmanii (31317 31321)
Bathonian - Oxfordian168.2 - 154.8Egypt (Western Desert) O. wellmanfi (139310)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Gujarat) O. wellmanii (224785 225331 227057) O. wellmanii, O. minutus (227058) O. wellmannii (227049)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Jharkhand) O. minutus, O. formosus, O. microgranifer (224607)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Jammu & Kashmir) O. sp. (226932)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Andhra Pradesh) O. wellmanii (224604)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) O. wellmanii, O. indicus (224625)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Canada (Nunavut) O. sp. (102063)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5India (Gujarat) O. indicus (224620) O. wellmanii (224770 224771)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Egypt (Western Desert) O. wellmanfi (139320 139322 139323)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Egypt (Western Desert) O. spp. (142218)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Senegal (Dakar) O. wellmani (137358)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Kemerovo) O. wellmanii (39680)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) O. diazii (150335) O. sp. A (149982)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Canada (Alberta) O. wellmanii (194481)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Zabaykal'ye) O. nicanicus, O. wellmanii (232390)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Egypt (Western Desert) O. spp. (142220)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1Argentina (Santa Cruz) O. wellmanii (149849 149850)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) O. wellmanii (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) O. wellmannii (149927)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Australia (Victoria) O. mollis (68965)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1India (Gujarat) O. wellmanii (32378)
Albian - Aptian113.2 - 113.2Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) O. wellmani (137356)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Senegal (Dakar) O. wellmani (137359)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3Brazil (Maranhao) O. primarius (142284 142285 142286 142287 142288 142289 142290 142291 142292 142293 142294 142295 142296 142297 142298 144232)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) O. wellmani (164488 164523 164524 164525 164530)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica O. spp. (153429 153431 153432)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Egypt (Western Desert) O. spp. (142221)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Antarctica O. sp. (153421) O. sp. A (153422) O. spp. (153423)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) O. wellmannii (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) O. wellmani (163898 163899 163900 163902)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Antarctica O. spp. (153430)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Morocco (Tarfaya) O. wellmanii (144143)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Senegal (Dakar) O. wellmani (137360)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhao) O. primarius (142277 142278 142279 142280 142281 142282 142283)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) O. wellmanfi (139332 139336)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica O. spp. (153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) O. wellmani (163584)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) O. wellmani (137355)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) O. wellmanii (34141)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) O. wellmanii (176637)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) O. wellmanfi (139340)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhao) O. primarius (139464 142276)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) O. sp. (224656)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) O. sp. 1 (195707)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica O. wellmanii (169324 169325 169326)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica O. wellmannii (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica O. spp. (153425)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) O. weilmanii (22655 55352)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica O. wellmanii (150182)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2China (Nei Mongol) O. sp. (71073)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica O. spp. (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) O. sp. (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica O. sp. (150237 150271)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) O. wellmanii (167578 167581 167582 167584 167585 167586 167587)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica O. wellmanii (167588)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) O. wellmanii (32522)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) O. stanleyi (234420 234421 234422 234572 234573 234574 234575 234576 234585 234587 234588 234599 234602 234615 234616 234618 234619)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica O. spp. (153424)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) O. sp. 1 (199410 239890 239891)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) O. weilmanii (79034)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) O. stanleyi (234577 234578 234580 234581 234582 234584 234593 234594 234596 234610 234612 234614 234627 234628)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) O. sp. 1 (239892)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) O. spp. (31294)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) O. spp. (11090 11092 11093 11094 11096 11097 11102 33759 33760 33761 33762 33764 33766 33768 33770 33772 33773 33776 33778 33779 33781 33783 33787 33789 33791 33793 33796 33798 33801 33804 33816 33818 33823 33826 33829 33830 33833 33837 33838 33840)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Colombia O. minor (29075 29076)
Late/Upper Eocene - Oligocene37.71 - 23.04Chile (Doceava Región) O. sp. (151436)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) O. sp. (224044)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) O. ciliatus (137142)