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Perotrilites majus

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Perotrilites majus was named by Evans (1970). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Perotrilites majus Evans
2008Perotrilites majus Povilauskas et al. p. 822
2010Perotrilites majus Povilauskas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
RankNameAuthor
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusPerotrilitesCouper 1953
speciesmajusEvans 1970

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.

Perotrilites majus Evans 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Danian or 100.50000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Perotrilites majus (163481 163483 163505 163506 163507 163508 163509 163511 163512 163513 163515)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Perotrilites majus (167466)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perotrilites majus (167469)