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Cratonia

Gnetopsida - Gnetales

Taxonomy
Cratonia was named by Rydin et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Cratonia cotyledon.

It was assigned to Gnetales by Rydin et al. (2003).

Species
C. cotyledon (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Cratonia Rydin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumGnetophytaBessey 1907
classGnetopsidaKirpotenko 1884
orderGnetales
genusCratonia

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. †Cratonia Rydin et al. 2003
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Cratonia cotyledon Rydin et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (CearĂ¡) C. cotyledon (type locality: 122922)