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Loxsomataceae

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Loxsomataceae

Taxonomy
Loxsomataceae was named by Presl.

It was assigned to Filicopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Cyatheales by Jud (2011) and I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Loxsomataceae Mabberley
2011Loxsomataceae Jud
2016Loxsomataceae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyLoxsomataceaePresl
familyLoxsomataceaePresl

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.

Fm. †Loxsomataceae Presl
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G. Loxsoma Hook and Brown 1847
G. †Loxsomopteris Skog 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian - Late/Upper Aptian121.4 - 113.0USA (Maryland) Loxosomatopteris anasilla (121894)