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Glenopteris

Taxonomy
Glenopteris was named by Sellards (1900). It is not extant. Its type is Glenopteris splendens.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
G. splendens (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Glenopteris Sellards
1970Glenopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusGlenopterisSellards 1900

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. †Glenopteris Sellards 1900
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†Glenopteris splendens Sellards 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rotliegendes to the top of the Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Kansas) G. sterlingi, G. lobata, G. splendens (11155)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (New Mexico) G. simplex (11159)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Kansas) G. sp., G. splendens (32659)
Rotliegendes283.3 - 259.51USA (Kansas) G. lineata, G. sterlingi, G. splendens (11154)