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Caulopteris
Taxonomy
Caulopteris was named by Lindley and Hutton (1832). It is not extant. Its type is Caulopteris primaeva.
It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Pfefferkorn (1976).
It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Pfefferkorn (1976).
Species
C. primaeva (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Caulopteris Lindley and Hutton |
| 1976 | Caulopteris Pfefferkorn |
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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. †Caulopteris Lindley and Hutton 1832
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†Caulopteris primaeva Lindley and Hutton 1832
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Middle Devonian to the top of the Early/Lower Triassic or 393.47000 to 246.70000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Devonian | USA (Ohio) | C. antiqua, C. peregrina (14220) | |
| Middle Devonian | Norway (Svalbard) | C. sp. (22856) | |
| Late/Upper Devonian | Canada (Quebec) | C. sp. (21231) | |
| Late/Upper Devonian | USA (New York) | C. lockwoodi (14219) | |
| Carboniferous | USA (Illinois) | C. sp. (12919) | |
| Pennsylvanian | USA (Kansas) | C. sp. (24647) | |
| Roadian - Wordian | China (Ningxia) | C. sp. 1 (29937) | |
| Roadian - Changhsingian | Mongolia | C. sp. 1 (30319) | |
| Capitanian - Changhsingian | Mongolia | C. sp. 1 (30318) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | France (Lorraine) | C. parvisigillata (24727) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | China (Guangdong) | C. sp. 1 (30041) |