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Acrocarpus

Polypodiopsida

Taxonomy
Acrocarpus was named by Schenk (1867). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Acrocarpus cuneatus.

It was assigned to Polypodiopsida by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. cuneatus (type species), A. siwalicus, A. ungeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Acrocarpus Schenk
1970Acrocarpus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
genusAcrocarpusSchenk 1867

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. †Acrocarpus Schenk 1867
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†Acrocarpus cuneatus Schenk 1867
†Acrocarpus siwalicus Yadav 1989
†Acrocarpus ungeri Gottwald 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Bartonian or 251.90200 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30487)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Acrocarpoxylon siwalicus (41180) Acrocarpoxylon ungeri (41110 78057)