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Marchantia lignitica

Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae

Taxonomy
Marchantia lignitica was named by Brown (1962). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by H. Wang on 2016-03-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Marchantia lignitica Brown p. 40 figs. pl. 4, figs. 4, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
classHepaticae
orderMarchantiales
familyMarchantiaceae
genusMarchantia
speciesligniticaBrown 1962

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.

Marchantia lignitica Brown 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Marchantia lignitica (40098)