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Filicites

Taxonomy
Filicites was named by Brongniart (1828). Its type is Filicites cyatheus.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Filicites Brongniart
1970Filicites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusFilicitesBrongniart 1828

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.

G. †Filicites Brongniart 1828
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Subg. †Filicites (Sphenopteris) Brongniart 1822
Filicites cyatheus Schlotheim 1820
Filicites elegans Brongniart 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Lopingian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 259.51000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India F. sp. 1 (30179)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Maharashtra) F. sp. (225330)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) F. sp. (32030)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) F. knowltoni (34968 34970)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Pliocene56.0 - 2.58Peru (Cajamarca) F. peruanus (32185)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Rio Negro) F. sp. (31540)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Ecuador F. lojanus (32188)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Bolivia F. elaphoglossoides (32043)