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Baiera baishanensis

Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae

Taxonomy
Baiera baishanensis was named by Zhao et al. (2016). Its type specimen is YZB001A, B, a leaf, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Yingzuilazi village, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Yingzuilazi Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. australis, B. braun, B. brauniana, B. furcata, B. ginkgoides, B. lindleyana, B. lunzensis, B. minuta, B. raymondi, B. verrucosa, B. viannai
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-10-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Baiera baishanensis Zhao et al. p. 253 figs. 3-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
orderGinkgoalesGoroschankin 1904
familyGinkgoaceaeEngler
genusBaieraBraun 1843
speciesbaishanensis

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.

†Baiera baishanensis Zhao et al. 2016
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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: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Jilin) Baiera baishanensis (type locality: 196770)