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Araucarites aquiensis

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Araucarites aquiensis was named by Fontaine.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. anadyrensis, A. brodei, A. falsanii, A. haeberleinii, A. longifolia, A. microphyllous, A. microphyllus, A. milleri, A. moreauanum, A. peregrinus, A. phillipsii, A. pictaviensis, A. thueringicus
Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2004-01-05; modified by J. Cassara on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Araucarites aquiensis Fontaine
1919Araucarites aquiensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusAraucaritesPresl 1833
speciesaquiensisFontaine

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.

†Araucarites aquiensis Fontaine
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Virginia) Araucarites aquiensis (20897)