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Platylepis

Taxonomy
Platylepis was named by Saporta (1874). It is not extant. Its type is Platylepis micromyela.

It was assigned to Cycadophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. micromyela (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Platylepis Saporta
1970Platylepis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
genusPlatylepisSaporta 1874

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. †Platylepis Saporta 1874
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†Platylepis micromyela Saporta 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 201.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30579)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France P. echinus (24514)