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Dilwynites

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dilwynites Harris
2013Dilwynites Macphail et al.
2020Dilwynites Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Dilwynites Vera et al.
2023Dilwynites De Benedetti et al. p. 4
2023Dilwynites Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusDilwynitesHarris 1965

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. †Dilwynites Harris 1965
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Dilwynites granulatus Harris 1965
Dilwynites tuberculatus Harris 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) D. tuberculatus, D. granulatus (195707)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) D. tuberculatus (231725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) D. granulatus (234014)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) D. tuberculatus, D. granulatus (31653 199410)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) D. granulatus (168705)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) D. tuberculatus (149172)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) D. granulatus (166738 167491 167511 167514)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Antarctica D. granulatus (169264 169265 169266 169267 169269 169270 169272 169273 169275) D. tuberculatus, D. granulatus (169268 169274)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) D. tuberculatus, D. granulatus (166741)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) D. granulatus (168823) D. pusillus, D. granulatus (168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) D. granulatus (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) D. granulatus (166703) D. tuberculatus, D. granulatus (167314)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) D. sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) D. granulatus (168995 169002)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) D. granulatus (172870 172871 172877 172878 172879 172881 172882 172883 172884)