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Prepecopteris dentata

Pteropsida

Taxonomy
Pecopteris dentata was named by Brongniart (1835). It is not extant. It is the type species of Prepecopteris.

It was recombined as Prepecopteris dentata by Grand'Eury (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Pecopteris dentata Brongniart
1877Prepecopteris dentata Grand'Eury

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteropsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassFilicinae
genusPrepecopterisGrand'Eury 1877
speciesdentata(Brongniart 1835)

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.

†Prepecopteris dentata Brongniart 1835
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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 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)