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Townrovia petasata

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Matatiellaceae

Taxonomy
Pteruchus petasatus was named by Townrow (1965). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geology Department, University of Tasmania, 81940. It is the type species of Townrovia.

It was recombined as Townrovia petasata by Retallack (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pteruchus petasatus Townrow
1981Townrovia petasata Retallack

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyMatatiellaceae
genusTownrovia
speciespetasata(Townrow 1965)

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.

Townrovia petasata Townrow 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Australia (Tasmania) Townrovia petasata (type locality: 207623)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0New Zealand Townrovia petasata (207622)