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Archaeopteridopsida

Archaeopteridopsida

Taxonomy
Archaeopteridopsida was named by Takhtajan (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeopteridophytina by Doweld (2001).

Subtaxa
Archaeopteridales, Archaeopteridium
Sister taxa
Archaeopteridales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Archaeopteridopsida Takhtajan pp. 167-168
2001Archaeopteridopsida Doweld p. xii

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumAneurophytophytaBold 1973
subphylumArchaeopteridophytina
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978

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.

Cl. †Archaeopteridopsida Takhtajan 1978
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Or. †Archaeopteridales Zimmermann 1930
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Fm. †Archaeopteridaceae Nicholson and Lydekker 1889
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G. †Archaeopteris Dawson 1871
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†Archaeopteris hibernica Forbes 1854
Invalid names: Palaeopteris Schimper 1869 [replaced]
G. †Palaeopteridium Kidston 1923
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†Palaeopteridium reussi Ettingshausen 1923
G. †Dzungaropteris Doweld 2001
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†Dzungaropteris karatauensis Radtschenko 1969
Invalid names: Neuburgia Radtschenko 1969 [replaced]
G. †Pterispermotheca Carpentier 1919
G. †Archaeopteridium Kidston 1923
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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 Frasnian to the top of the Permian or 383.70000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Archaeopteris obtusa (14247)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Canada (Quebec) Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris obtusa (26084)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Archaeopteris macilenta (20879) Archaeopteris sp. (28179 28287 28392)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Canada (Alberta) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris sp. (21241)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris macilenta (14230)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Archaeopteris macilenta (14269 14297 28946 28947 29006) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris obtusa, Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia, Archaeopteris hibernica (14274) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris obtusa, Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia, Archaeopteris sp., Archaeopteris hibernica (14270) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris sp. (28916) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia, Archaeopteris obtusa, Archaeopteris hibernica (14277) Archaeopteris sp. (14278 28192 28388 28399 28412 28499 28516 28518 28521 28532 28537 28750 28767 28840 28841 28917 28951 29244 29246 29249) Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia (14240)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Archaeopteris roemeriana (40713)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris sp. (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris minor (14235) Archaeopteris latifolia (14221) Archaeopteris rogersi, Archaeopteris halliana (14234) Archaeopteris sp. (31175)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Quebec) Archaeopteris jacksoni (21131) Archaeopteris obtusa, Archaeopteris jacksoni, Archaeopteris gaspiensis (14218) Archaeopteris sp. (24551) Archaeopteris sp., Archaeopteris gaspiensis, Archaeopteris jacksoni (21231)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) Archaeopteris halliana (14236) Archaeopteris sp. (14226)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Nunavut) Archaeopteris fissilis, Archaeopteris obtusa (21214 21216)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris sp. (14231)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Morocco Archaeopteris erianum (23518)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris minor (14233)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Kentucky) Archaeopteris eastmanii (21177)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New York) Archaeopteris sp. (29005)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris latifolia (14224) Archaeopteris roemeriana (14257) Archaeopteris sp. (20814 20880 28174 28310 28329 31024 31182)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (West Virginia) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris halliana (22793) Archaeopteris sp. (22757)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (West Virginia) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris hibernica (21201) Archaeopteris macilenta, Archaeopteris halliana, Archaeopteris obusa, Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia, Archaeopteris hibernica (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Liege) Archaeopteris sp. (23335)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Palaeopteris hibernica (32230)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Archaeopteris roemeriana (23334 32226 32232 32233 32234 32235 32236 32237 32272 32275 32276 32277 32278 32279 32280)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteris sp. (24500 24548 31105 31107)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Palaeopteridium reussii (13511)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Georgia) Archaeopteridium tschermacki (12698)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Archaeopteridium tschermackei (12694)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Archaeopteridium tschermacki (12697)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Archaeopteris stricta (24650)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Archaeopteridium tschermakii (23820)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Pennsylvania) Archaeopteridium bellasylviana (11208)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Palaeopteridium sp. (13357 13358)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Michigan) Palaeopteridium Reussi (10887)