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Umkomasiaceae

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Umkomasiaceae

Taxonomy
Umkomasiaceae was named by Petriella (1981). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Peltaspermales by Meyen (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Umkomasiaceae Petriella
1984Umkomasiaceae Meyen p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyUmkomasiaceaePetriella 1981
familyUmkomasiaceaePetriella 1981

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. †Umkomasiaceae Petriella 1981
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G. †Harrisiothecium Lundblad 1961
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Invalid names: Harrisia Lundblad 1950 [replaced]
G. †Nidia Bose and Srivastava 1973
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Nidia ovalis Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Nidistrobus Bose and Srivastava 1973
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Nidistrobus harrisiana Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Pachypteris Brongniart 1828
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Pachypteris auriculata Passalia 2007
Pachypteris brevipinnata Feistmantel 1876
Pachypteris crassa Townrow 1965
Pachypteris elegans Archangelsky 1966
Pachypteris gangapurensis Sukh-Dev and Rajanikanth 1988
Pachypteris haburensis Bose et al. 1982
Pachypteris holdenii Bose and Roy 1968
Pachypteris indica Oldham and Morris 1863
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Invalid names: Dichopteris ellorensis Feistmantel 1879 [synonym], Palissya bhoojoorensis Feistmantel 1876 [synonym]
Pachypteris lanceolata Brongniart 1829
G. †Pteroma Harris 1964
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Pteroma thomasi Harris 1964
G. †Ptilozamites Nathorst 1878
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Ptilozamites davidovii Sixtel 1962
Ptilozamites elegans Sixtel 1962
Ptilozamites heeri Nathorst 1878
Ptilozamites nilssonii Nathorst 1878
Ptilozamites sandbergeri Schenk 1866
Ptilozamites tenuis Oishi 1932
G. †Rhaphidopteris Barale 1972
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Invalid names: Stenopteris Saporta 1872 [replaced]
G. †Rhexoxylon Bancroft 1913
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Rhexoxylon africanum Bancroft 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 266.90000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (231 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Rhaphidopteris sp. 1 (30684 30685 30686)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 252.17India (Madhya Pradesh) Nidia sp. 1, Nidistrobus glabrosum (30173)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17Russian Federation Rhaphidopteris sp. 1 (30799)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Rhaphidopteris sp. 1 (30689)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Rhaphidopteris sp. 1 (30688 30692)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2India (Madhya Pradesh) Nidia ovalis, Nidistrobus harrisiana (30132)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation Pachypteris sp. 1 (30489)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy Ptilozamites sp. (154334)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0China (Gansu) Pachypteris sp. 1, Ptilozamites sp. 1 (29705)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0China (Nei Mongol) Pachypteris sp. 1 (29846)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Pachypteris lanceolata (24393 31206 31207 31208 31209 31210 31211) Pachypteris sp. (24391)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Rhaphidopteris fragilis (24440)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Pachypteris desmomera (24425 24429 24433) Rhaphidopteris fragilis (24427 24439) Rhaphidopteris fragilis, Pachypteris desmomera (24422 24428 24434)
Tithonian - Hauterivian152.1 - 129.4Antarctica Pachypteris sp. 1 (29348)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8France Pachypteris lanceolata (24515)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Pachypteris indica (32382 32383 32384 32386 32389) Pachypteris sp. (229219) Palissya bhoojoorensis (224877 226841)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Telangana) Pachypteris gangapurensis (229218)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Pachypteris holdenii, Pachypteris elegans (32378)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Argentina (Chubut) Pachypteris auriculata, Pachypteris crassa (150880)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pachypteris crassa (150634)