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Laevigatosporites discordatus

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Laevigatosporites discordatus was named by Thomson and Pflug (1953). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Monolites discordatus by Dutta and Sah (1970), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Laevigatosporites discordatus Thomson and Pflug
1970Monolites discordatus Dutta and Sah
1976Monolites discordatus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusLaevigatosporitesIbrahim 1933
speciesdiscordatusThomson and Pflug 1953

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.

†Laevigatosporites discordatus Thomson and Pflug 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the MP 13 or 83.60000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites discordatus (207022)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites discordatus (36264 55352)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites discordatus (32522)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Laevigatosporites discordatus (168393)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Laevigatosporites discordatus (24201)