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Marchantia

Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae

Taxonomy
Marchantia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Marchantiaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Marchantia Linnaeus p. 1137
1919Marchantia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
classHepaticae
RankNameAuthor
orderMarchantiales
familyMarchantiaceae
genusMarchantia

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. Marchantia Linnaeus 1753
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†Marchantia lignitica Brown 1962
†Marchantia pealei Knowlton 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Lancian to the top of the Puercan or 72.20000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) M. pealii (25461 25465 48218 48234 48244 48253)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (North Dakota) M. pealii (25458 25460 25466)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) M. pealei (53688 53691)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) M. pealei (58027)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) M. lignitica (40098) M. pealei (40440)