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Forcipites

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Forcipites was named by Dettmann and Jarzen (1988). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Dettmann and Jarzen (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Forcipites Dettmann and Jarzen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusForcipitesDettmann and Jarzen 1988

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. †Forcipites Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
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†Forcipites longus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
†Forcipites sabulosus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
†Forcipites stipulatus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 72.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica F. longus, F. sabulosus (168697)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica F. sabulosus (166184)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) F. longus (151452)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) F. sabulosus (168708 240045 240046 240058 240528 240529) F. sp. (239937 239938 240031 240033) F. sp. A (240037 240039) F. sp. A, F. sabulosus (240042 240049 240054)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica F. sabulosus (166185)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) F. sp. A (240080 240088 240089 240438 240549) F. sp. A, F. sabulosus (240050 240051)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) F. longus (151453)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) F. sabulosus (168705)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) F. sabulosus, F. stipulatus (168824)