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Cycadopites nitidus

Taxonomy
Cycadopites nitidus was named by de Jersey (1964). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Cycadopites nitidus de Jersey
1992Cycadopites nitidus Baldoni p. 119
2008Cycadopites nitidus Povilauskas et al. p. 822

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
genusCycadopitesWodehouse 1933
speciesnitidusde Jersey 1964

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.

†Cycadopites nitidus de Jersey 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Maastrichtian or 251.90200 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Norway Cycadopites nitidus (31367)
Early/Lower Triassic - Middle Triassic251.902 - 237.0Antarctica Cycadopites nitidus (31341)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Argentina (Neuquén) Cycadopites nitidus (151448)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Egypt (Sinai) Cycadopites nitidus (140636)
Valanginian - Barremian137.05 - 121.4Chile (Doceava Región) Cycadopites nitidus (150017)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cycadopites nitidus (150615)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Peru (Loreto) Cycadopites nitidus (144299)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Maranhão) Cycadopites nitidus (150515)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica Cycadopites nitidus (153431)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Morocco (Tarfaya) Cycadopites nitidus (144143)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Cycadopites nitidus (153428)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Mendoza) Cycadopites nitidus (149812)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Cycadopites nitidus (207022)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Cycadopites nitidus (22655 22659 36264 55352)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Cycadopites nitidus (153427)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cycadopites nitidus (149974)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Cycadopites nitidus (150882)