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Dryopteris kennerlyi

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dryopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Aspidium kennerlyi was named by Newberry (1863). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dryopteris kennerlyi by Knowlton (1898), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. carbonensis, D. guyottii, D. lakesi, D. longipetiolatum, D. whatcomensis
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-01-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Aspidium kennerlyi Newberry
1898Dryopteris kennerlyi Knowlton
1919Dryopteris kennerlyi Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
suborderPolypodiineaeDumort 1829
familyDryopteridaceaeHerter 1949
subfamilyDryopteridoideaeLink 1841
genusDryopterisAdanson 1763
specieskennerlyi(Newberry 1863)

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.

†Dryopteris kennerlyi Newberry 1863
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Dryopteris kennerlyi (35217 35218 35219)