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Osmundacidites wellmanii

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Osmundacidites wellmanii 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
O. primarius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Osmundacidites wellmanii Couper
1968Osmundacidites wellmanii Venkatachala
1976Osmundacidites wellmanii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
genusOsmundaciditesCouper 1953
specieswellmaniiCouper 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.

†Osmundacidites wellmanii 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 Dienerian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 250.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian - Smithian250.5 - 248.1Madagascar Osmundacidites wellmanii (31351)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7India (Rajasthan) Osmundacidites wellmanii (226933)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Osmundacidites wellmanii (31317 31321)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Gujarat) Osmundacidites wellmanii (224785 225331 227057 227058)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Andhra Pradesh) Osmundacidites wellmanii (224604)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Osmundacidites wellmanii (224625)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Osmundacidites wellmanii (224770 224771)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Canada (Alberta) Osmundacidites wellmanii (194481)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Osmundacidites wellmanii (39680)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Zabaykal'ye) Osmundacidites wellmanii (232390)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1Argentina (Santa Cruz) Osmundacidites wellmanii (149849 149850)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Osmundacidites wellmanii (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1India (Gujarat) Osmundacidites wellmanii (32378)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Morocco (Tarfaya) Osmundacidites wellmanii (144143)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Osmundacidites wellmanii (34141)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) Osmundacidites wellmanii (176637)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Osmundacidites wellmanii (169324 169325 169326)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Osmundacidites wellmanii (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Osmundacidites wellmanii (167578 167581 167582 167584 167585 167586 167587)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica Osmundacidites wellmanii (167588)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Osmundacidites wellmanii (32522)