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Thyrsopteris elegans

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Thyrsopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Thyrsopteris elegans was named by Kunze (1818). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Thyrsopteris elegans Kunze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyThyrsopteridaceaePresl 1847
genusThyrsopterisKunze 1834
specieselegansKunze 1818

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.

Thyrsopteris elegans Kunze 1818
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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 Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Thyrsopteris elegans (150273)