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Contignisporites cooksonae

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Contignisporites cooksonae was named by Dettmann (1963). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Contignisporites cooksonae Dettmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
genusContignisporitesDettmann 1963
speciescooksonaeDettmann 1963

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.

Contignisporites cooksonae Dettmann 1963
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
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