Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cephalopteris

Taxonomy
Cephalopteris was named by Nathorst (1914). It is not extant. Its type is Cephalopteris mirabilis.

It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. mirabilis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. praecox

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Cephalopteris Nathorst
1970Cephalopteris Andrews

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridospermophyta
genusCephalopterisNathorst 1914

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. †Cephalopteris Nathorst 1914
show all | hide all
†Cephalopteris mirabilis Nathorst 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Middle Devonian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) C. praecox (21128)