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Sphenolepis
Taxonomy
Sphenolepis was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type is Sphenolepis sternbergiana.
It was assigned to Coniferales by Andrews (1970); and to Taxodiaceae by Upchurch et al. (1994).
It was assigned to Coniferales by Andrews (1970); and to Taxodiaceae by Upchurch et al. (1994).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1843 | Sphenolepis Agassiz figs. Pl 44 |
| 1970 | Sphenolepis Andrews |
| 1994 | Sphenolepis Upchurch et al. |
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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. †Sphenolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Sphenolepis kurriana Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Glyptostrobus fastigiatus Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenolepidium parceramosum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenolepidium virginicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Taxodium denticulatum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Taxodium expansum Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Sphenolepis sternbergiana Schenk 1871
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 Santonian or 154.80000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Heilongjiang) | S. sp. 1 (29541 29542 29993) S. sp. 1, S. sp. 2 (29616 29991) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Anhui) | S. sp. 1 (29650) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Jilin) | S. sp. 1 (29546 29674 29744) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Zhejiang) | S. sp. 1 (29675 29796) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | Malaysia | S. sp. 1 (30285) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | Portugal | S. choffati (24530) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | USA (Wyoming) | Sphenolepidium parceramosum (34837 34865) | |
| Hauterivian | Portugal | S. sternbergiana (73482) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | S. kurriana (28006) | |
| Aptian | Portugal | S. kurriana (73574 73584) S. sternbergiana (73581) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | USA (Virginia) | S. sternbergiana (20897) | |
| Coniacian - Santonian | Italy (Gorizia) | S. sp. (103811) |