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Gigantopteridaceae

Gigantopteridales - Gigantopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Gigantopteridaceae was named by Koidzumi (1936).

It was assigned to Gigantopteridales by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Gigantopteridaceae Koidzumi p. 132
1970Gigantopteridaceae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
orderGigantopteridales
RankNameAuthor
familyGigantopteridaceaeKoidzumi 1936
familyGigantopteridaceaeKoidzumi 1936

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.

Fm. †Gigantopteridaceae Koidzumi 1936
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G. †Gigantopteris Geyler 1886
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†Gigantopteris lagrelii Halle 1927
Invalid names: Megalopteris Schenk 1883 [replaced]
G. †Gothanopteris Koidzumi 1936
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†Gothanopteris bosschana Koidzumi 1936
G. †Palaeogoniopteris Koidzumi 1936
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†Palaeogoniopteris mengkarangensis Gothan and Jongmans 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Diet: C3 autotropho
Created: 2023-03-25 00:25:36
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:25:36
Source: o = order
Reference: Li and Yang 1983

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Griesbachian or 358.86000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Megalopteris ovata (13511)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Megalopteris kellyi (10778 10889)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Megalopteris sp. (13357 13358)
Westphalian - Carboniferous318.7 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Megalopteris kellyi (12031)
Westphalian D - Stephanian A309.8 - 301.4USA (Ohio) Megalopteris sp. (11187)
Asselian - Kungurian298.9 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Gigantopteris americana (11147 24626)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (23150 24622)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Michigan) Megalopteris Dawsoni, Megalopteris Kellyi (10887)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Türkiye (Diyarbakir) Gigantopteris nicotianaefolia (27809)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Mexico (Hidalgo) Gigantopteris sp. (23179)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (11151 11152) Gigantopteris sp. (11145)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3South Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30267)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia Gothanopteris sp. 1, Palaeogoniopteris sp. 1 (30182)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3North Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30247)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Gigantopteris americana (24624)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Russian Federation Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30412)
Kungurian - Changhsingian283.3 - 251.902North Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30250)
Kungurian - Changhsingian283.3 - 251.902South Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30259)
Kungurian - Lopingian283.3 - 251.902North Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30248 30252)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Jiangsu) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29915)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Anhui) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29798)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Gigantopteris sp. (35517)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29769)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Fujian) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2 (30091)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Korea Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30268)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29804)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29808 29812)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Anhui) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29793)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Shaanxi) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29870)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Malaysia Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30289)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Hebei) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29857)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Anhui) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2 (29788 29789)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Liaoning) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2, Gigantopteris sp. 3 (29944)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Thailand Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30944)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Japan (Fukushima) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30211)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Jiangsu) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29917)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Shandong) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30082)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29898)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2 (29513)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Zhejiang) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29775 29777)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Yunnan) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29843)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29910)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29942 29952) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2, Gigantopteris sp. 3, Gigantopteris sp. 4 (29973)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hubei) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29815)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29824 29825 29833)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2, Gigantopteris sp. 3 (29883 29895)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Fujian) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2, Gigantopteris sp. 3, Gigantopteris sp. 4, Gigantopteris sp. 5 (30098)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29794 29797)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30002)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangsu) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29955) Gigantopteris sp. 1, Gigantopteris sp. 2 (29957)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29820)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29912)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Panxian) Gigantopteris dictyophylloides (197500)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jilin) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29826)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Gigantopteris dictyophylloides (206087)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (29839 29848 29855)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Gigantopteris sp. 1 (30005)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Gigantopteris sp. (205960)