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Townrovia

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Matatiellaceae

Taxonomy
Townrovia was named by Retallack (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Pteruchus petasatus.

It was assigned to Peltaspermaceae by Retallack (1981); and to Matatiellaceae by Chatterjee et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Townrovia Retallack
2013Townrovia Chatterjee et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyMatatiellaceae
genusTownrovia

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.

G. †Townrovia Retallack 1981
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Townrovia petasata Townrow 1965
Townrovia polaris Bomfleur et al. 2011
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 Carnian or 241.46400 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Australia (Tasmania) T. petasata (207623)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand T. petasata (207622)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Antarctica T. polaris (207741)