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Palaeosmunda

Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeosmunda was named by Gould (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeosmunda williamsi.

It was assigned to Osmundaceae by Blazer (1975).

Species
P. williamsi (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. playfordii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Palaeosmunda Gould
1975Palaeosmunda Blazer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyOsmundaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusPalaeosmundaGould 1970

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. †Palaeosmunda Gould 1970
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†Palaeosmunda williamsi Gould 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Longtanian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Australia (Queensland) P. playfordii (21078) P. sp. 1 (29452)
Capitanian - Longtanian264.28 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) P. playfordii (21077)
Longtanian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) P. playfordii (21082)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) P. sp. 1 (29456)