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Sagenopteris colpodes

Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae

Taxonomy
Sagenopteris colpodes was named by Harris (1940). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. petiolata, S. phillipsi, S. phillipsii, S. serrata, S. showchangensis, S. skogiae, S. undulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sagenopteris colpodes Harris
1991Sagenopteris colpodes Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
orderCaytoniales
familyCaytoniaceae
genusSagenopterisPresl 1838
speciescolpodesHarris 1940

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.

†Sagenopteris colpodes Harris 1940
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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 Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 174.70000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom Sagenopteris colpodes (35120)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) Sagenopteris colpodes (24235)
Middle Aalenian - Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) Sagenopteris colpodes (24262)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Sagenopteris colpodes (35122)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Sagenopteris colpodes (21106 21107 21110 24276 24277 24279 24280 24281 24282 24283 24327 24329 24331 24332 24335 24337 24339 24340 24342 24344 24345 24346)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Sagenopteris colpodes (24264)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Sagenopteris colpodes (24227)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Gujarat) Sagenopteris colpodes (229215)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Sagenopteris colpodes (226874)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Sagenopteris colpodes (32386)