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Xylopteris
Taxonomy
Xylopteris was named by Frenguelli (1943). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Corystospermaceae by Jain and Delevoryas (1967) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).
It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Corystospermaceae by Jain and Delevoryas (1967) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Xylopteris Frenguelli |
| 1967 | Xylopteris Jain and Delevoryas |
| 1970 | Xylopteris Andrews |
| 1991 | Xylopteris Chandra and Tewari |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 242.00000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Triassic | Argentina (Mendoza) | X. sp. 1 (29384) | |
| Ladinian - Carnian | Argentina (Mendoza) | X. sp. 1, X. sp. 2 (29404) | |
| Carnian | Argentina (Mendoza) | X. rigida (84244) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | Argentina (Mendoza) | X. argentina, X. elongata (210079) X. sp. 1 (29405) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | Antarctica | X. sp. 1 (29364) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | Argentina (Neuquen) | X. sp. 1 (29411) X. sp. 1, X. sp. 2 (29403) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | Lesotho | Stenopteris densifolia (208639) | |
| Norian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | X. sp. (30180) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | Egypt | X. sp. 1 (30101) |