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Ceratophyllaceae (hornwort)

Angiospermae - Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Ceratophyllaceae was named by Gray (1822). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ceratophyllales by Mabberley (2000), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ceratophyllaceae Gray
2000Ceratophyllaceae Mabberley
2008Ceratophyllaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Ceratophyllaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
orderCeratophyllalesLink 1829
familyCeratophyllaceaeGray 1822
familyCeratophyllaceaeGray 1822

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. Ceratophyllaceae Gray 1822 [hornwort]
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G. Ceratophyllum Linnaeus 1753
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Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus 1753
G. †Donlesia Dilcher and Wang 2009
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†Donlesia dakotensis Dilcher and Wang 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 105.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Ceratophyllum sp. (29018)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Kansas) Donlesia dakotensis (138374)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico Ceratophyllum lesii (116342)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Ceratophyllum sp. (34894)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Ceratophyllum FU080 (25448)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Ceratophyllum FU080 (25449)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Ceratophyllum muricatum (28745)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Tiumensky) Ceratophyllum tenuicarpum (22849)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Ceratophyllum sp. (237756)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Ceratophyllum submersum (23901)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (25581)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Ceratophyllum sp. (23888) Ceratophyllum submersum (22889 23114 23663 23673 23891)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Omsk) Ceratophyllum submersum (23894)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Ceratophyllum submersum (23906 23908) Ceratophyllum submersum, Ceratophyllum demersum (23907)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Ceratophyllum miodemersum (223803)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Ceratophyllum praedemersum (27702)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bayern) Ceratophyllum submersum (28280)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (23062)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (27548 27553)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Ceratophyllum sp. (24078)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Sachsen) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (27515)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (22897 22898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (22928 23054 23355 23609 23677 27011) Ceratophyllum pannonicum (23056 23610 23661)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Germany (Brandenburg) Ceratophyllum lusaticum (27064)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Ceratophyllum miodemersum (21256)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) Ceratophyllum submersum (27922)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28046) Ceratophyllum submersum (28055 28113 28132)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.608 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Ceratophyllum submersum (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Ceratophyllum submersum (24094 24100 24287 24320 24321) Ceratophyllum submersum, Ceratophyllum demersum (24098 24286 24317)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Ceratophyllum miodemersum (22755)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6France (Elsass) Ceratophyllum submersum, Ceratophyllum demersum (21222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28134)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Ceratophyllum protanaiticum (22771)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28171)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Ceratophyllum demersum (51757 51758)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Ceratophyllum submersum, Ceratophyllum demersum (22781)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) Ceratophyllum protanaiticum (22783)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Ceratophyllum demersum (224612 224751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Ceratophyllum demersum (93677)