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Megalopteris

Taxonomy
Megalopteris was named by Dawson (1868). It is not extant. Its type is Neuropteris dawsoni.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. dawsoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. Dawsoni, M. kellyi, M. ovata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Megalopteris Dawson
1970Megalopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusMegalopterisDawson 1868

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. †Megalopteris Dawson 1868
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†Megalopteris dawsoni Hartt 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) M. dawsoni (12421)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Illinois) M. dawsoni (13511)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) M. dawsoni (11197)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) M. dawsoni (10889)