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Gigantopteris nicotianifolia

Gigantopteridales - Gigantopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Gigantopteris nicotianifolia was named by Doweld (2013). Its type specimen is MB.Pb.2002/989 (Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin); Nibakou (“Lui-Pa-Kòu”), Yongxing County, Hunan Province, southern China; Upper Permian (? Longtan Formation), a leaf, and it is an impression.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Gigantopteris nicotianifolia Doweld p. 1053

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
orderGigantopteridales
RankNameAuthor
familyGigantopteridaceaeKoidzumi 1936
genusGigantopterisGeyler 1886
speciesnicotianifolia

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
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
Collections
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