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Appendicisporites potomacensis

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales

Taxonomy
Appendicisporites potomacensis was named by Brenner (1963). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. crassicarinatus, A. multicornutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Appendicisporites potomacensis Brenner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSchizaeales
genusAppendicisporitesWeyland and Greifeld 1953
speciespotomacensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Egypt (Western Desert) Appendicisporites potomacensis (142199)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Appendicisporites potomacensis (149849 149850)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Appendicisporites potomacensis (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Appendicisporites potomacensis (149927)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Appendicisporites potomacensis (149928)