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Rhacopteris ovata

Taxonomy
Otopteris ovata was named by McCoy (1847). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rhacopteris ovata by Walkom (1934), Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Otopteris ovata McCoy
1934Rhacopteris ovata Walkom
1991Rhacopteris ovata Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusRhacopterisSchimper 1869
speciesovata(McCoy 1847)

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.

†Rhacopteris ovata McCoy 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Gzhelian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Jammu & Kashmir) Rhacopteris ovata (229234 229235)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Himachal Pradesh) Rhacopteris ovata, Rhacopteris inaequilatera (224624)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9India (Jammu & Kashmir) Rhacopteris ovata (229238)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Australia (Tasmania) Rhacopteris ovata (77198)