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Asteropteris

Taxonomy
Asteropteris was named by Dawson (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Asteropteris noveboracensis.

It was assigned to Cladoxylophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. noveboracensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Asteropteris Dawson
1970Asteropteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumCladoxylophyta
genusAsteropterisDawson 1880

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. †Asteropteris Dawson 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Devonian or 382.31000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (New York) A. kopfi (14215)