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Sagenopteris elliptica

Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae

Taxonomy
Sagenopteris elliptica was named by Fontaine (1889).

It was recombined as Pseudosagenopteris elliptica by Potonie (1900).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sagenopteris elliptica Fontaine
1900Pseudosagenopteris elliptica Potonie
1919Sagenopteris elliptica Knowlton
1985Sagenopteris elliptica Lapasha and Miller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderCaytoniales
familyCaytoniaceae
genusSagenopterisPresl 1838
speciesellipticaFontaine 1889

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 elliptica Fontaine 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Albian or 157.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Montana) Sagenopteris elliptica (24668)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Canada (British Columbia) Sagenopteris elliptica (24887)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (Montana) Sagenopteris elliptica (21130 21133 21136 21139 21151 21152 21153 21155 21158 21160 21164)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Sagenopteris elliptica (24892)