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Gleichenites gracilis

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Gleichenites gracilis was named by Heer (1868). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Gleichenites gracilis Heer
1996Gleichenites gracilis Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusGleichenitesGöppert 1836
speciesgracilisHeer 1868

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.

Gleichenites gracilis Heer 1868
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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 Carnian to the top of the Paleocene or 237.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany (Sud-Deutsche Senke) Gleichenites gracilis (24808)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Gleichenites gracilis (153400)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Heilongjiang) Gleichenites gracilis (223817)