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Prepecopteris

Pteropsida

Taxonomy
Prepecopteris was named by Grand'Eury (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Pecopteris dentata.

It was assigned to Filicinae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. dentata
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-28; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Prepecopteris Grand'Eury
1970Prepecopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPteropsida
subclassFilicinae
genusPrepecopterisGrand'Eury 1877

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. †Prepecopteris Grand'Eury 1877
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†Prepecopteris dentata Brongniart 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Desmoinesian or 358.86000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Missouri) Pecopteris dentata (12122)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.86 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Pecopteris dentata (11196)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Pecopteris dentata (10886)