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Palaeopteridium

Archaeopteridopsida - Archaeopteridales - Archaeopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeopteridium was named by Kidston (1923). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeopteridium reussi.

It was assigned to Archaeopteridaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. reussi (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. Reussi, P. reussii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Palaeopteridium Kidston
1970Palaeopteridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumAneurophytophytaBold 1973
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArchaeopteridophytina
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978
orderArchaeopteridales
familyArchaeopteridaceae
genusPalaeopteridiumKidston 1923

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. †Palaeopteridium Kidston 1923
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†Palaeopteridium reussi Ettingshausen 1923
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 Permian or 358.86000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Illinois) P. reussii (13511)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) P. sp. (13357 13358)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Michigan) P. Reussi (10887)