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Pseudodanaeopsis

Taxonomy
Pseudodanaeopsis was named by Fontaine (1883). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Knowlton (1919), Andrews (1970).

Species lacking formal opinion data
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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-31; modified by B. Allen on 2022-02-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pseudodanaeopsis Fontaine
1919Pseudodanaeopsis Knowlton
1970Pseudodanaeopsis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
genusPseudodanaeopsisFontaine 1883

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. †Pseudodanaeopsis Fontaine 1883
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Pseudodanaeopsis obliqua Emmons 1856
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Invalid names: Pseudodanaeopsis nervosa Fontaine 1883 [synonym]
Pseudodanaeopsis plana Emmons 1857
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Invalid names: Pseudodanaeopsis reticulata Fontaine 1883 [synonym]
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 Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 241.46400 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany P. marantacea (24821)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Shaanxi) P. sp. 1 (29708 29933)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy P. aberi (31290)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria P. marantacea, P. plana (24683)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (North Carolina) Strangerites obliquus (202497)