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Microlepia

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dennstaedtiaceae

Taxonomy
Microlepia was named by Presl (1836). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dennstaedtiaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Microlepia Presl
1991Microlepia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
suborderDennstaedtiineaeSchwartsb and Hovenkamp 2016
familyDennstaedtiaceaeLotsy 1909
genusMicrolepiaPresl 1836

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. Microlepia Presl 1836
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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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Quaternary or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) M. sp. (34894)
Early/Lower Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Antarctica (King George Island) M. sp. (167920)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) M. sp. (228810)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) M. sp. (228813 228814 228815 228816 228817 228822)