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Blechnum anceps

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

Taxonomy
Blechnum anceps was named by Brown (1962) [Manchester 2014: "Blechnum" anceps, assignment regarded as tentative.]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. betijoquensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Blechnum anceps Brown p. 41 figs. pl. 6, figs. 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyBlechnaceaeCopeland
RankNameAuthor
subfamilyBlechnoideaeGasper et al. 2016
genusBlechnum
speciesancepsBrown 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.

†Blechnum anceps Brown 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Puercan72.2 - 63.4USA (Colorado) Blechnum anceps (39894)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Blechnum anceps (57990)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Blechnum anceps (41182 53063 53076)