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Dryopterites stephensoni

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Dryopterites stephensoni was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Byron, northeast, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Dryopterites stephensoni Berry p. 103 figs. Plate 17, Fig. 1, 2
1919Dryopterites stephensoni Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusDryopterites
speciesstephensoni

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Dryopterites stephensoni (type locality: 212694)