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Glossopteropsis

Taxonomy
Glossopteropsis was named by Zalessky (1918). It is not extant. Its type is Glossopteropsis angarica.

It was assigned to Ginkgophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
G. angarica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Glossopteropsis Zalessky
1970Glossopteropsis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
genusGlossopteropsisZalessky 1918

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. †Glossopteropsis Zalessky 1918
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†Glossopteropsis angarica Zalessky 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation G. sp. 1 (30371)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3Russian Federation G. sp. 1 (30372)