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Bennettites

Bennettitales - Bennettitaceae

Taxonomy
Bennettites was named by Carruthers (1870). It is not extant. Its type is Bennettites saxbyanus.

It was assigned to Bennettitaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Cycadophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. dacotensis, B. saxbyanus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Bennettites Carruthers
1919Bennettites Knowlton
1970Bennettites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
familyBennettitaceae
genusBennettitesCarruthers 1870

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. †Bennettites Carruthers 1870
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Bennettites dacotensis McBride 1893
Bennettites saxbyanus Carruthers 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Poland (Swiety Krzyz Mtns.) B. raciborskii (24600)