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Polypodiopsida

Polypodiopsida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Polypodiopsida Cronquist et al. p. 133
2011Polypodiopsida Jud
2013Polypodiopsida Wen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
classPolypodiopsida

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.

Cl. Polypodiopsida Cronquist et al. 1966
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G. †Acrocarpus Schenk 1867
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†Acrocarpus cuneatus Schenk 1867
†Acrocarpus siwalicus Yadav 1989
†Acrocarpus ungeri Gottwald 1994
G. †Biretisporites Delcourt et al. 1963
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†Biretisporites bellus Sah and Kar 1969
†Biretisporites convexus Sah and Kar 1969
†Biretisporites crassilabratus Archangelsky 1972
†Biretisporites deltoidus Dettmann 1963
†Biretisporites eneabbaensis Blackhouse 1978
†Biretisporites potoniaei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Biretisporites potoniei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann 1963
†Biretisporites triglobosus Sah and Dutta 1966
Fm. †Blechnaceae Copeland
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Subfm. Blechnoideae Gasper et al. 2016
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G. Blechnum Linnaeus 1753
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†Blechnum anceps Brown 1962
†Blechnum goepperti Ettingshausen 1865
†Blechnum turbioense Frenguelli 1941
G. †Leptolepidites Couper 1953
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†Leptolepidites densus Archangelsky 1972
†Leptolepidites major Couper 1953
†Leptolepidites psarosus Norris 1969
†Leptolepidites rimatus Tripathi et al. 1990
†Leptolepidites tumulosus Srivastava 1975
G. †Midlandia Serbet and Rothwell 2006
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†Midlandia nishidae Serbet and Rothwell 2006
G. †Peromonolites Couper 1953
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†Peromonolites allenensis Brenner 1963
†Peromonolites reticulatus Brenner 1963
†Peromonolites vellosus Partridge 1973
Subfm. Stenochlaenoideae Ching 2001
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G. Salpichlaena Smith 1842
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†Salpichlaena anceps Lesquereux 1872
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Invalid names: Osmunda affinis Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
G. Stenochlaena Smith 1842
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Subfm. Woodwardioideae Gasper et al. 2016
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G. Woodwardia Smith 1793
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†Woodwardia arctica Brown 1962
†Woodwardia columbiana Knowlton 1910
†Woodwardia crenata Knowlton 1900
†Woodwardia florissantia Cockerell 1908
†Woodwardia gravida Hickey 1977
†Woodwardia latiloba Lesquereux 1873
†Woodwardia maxonii Knowlton 1910
†Woodwardia preareolata Knowlton 1899
†Woodwardia venosa Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
G. Cladophlebis Brongniart 1849
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†Cladophlebis alata Fontaine 1905
†Cladophlebis albertsii Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Dryopteris angustipinnata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis angustifolia Newberry 1891
†Cladophlebis argutula Heer 1876
†Cladophlebis auriculata Fontaine 1883
†Cladophlebis browniana Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis crenata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Cladophlebis petiolata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris angustipennis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris constricta Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris microdonta Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris ovodentata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris strictinervis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris virginiensis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis columbiana Dawson 1893
†Cladophlebis constricta Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis latifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis daradensis Bose and Banerji 1984
†Cladophlebis densifolia Fontaine 1896
†Cladophlebis denticulata Brongniart 1828
†Cladophlebis distans Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Dryopteris fredericksburgensis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis fisheri Knowlton 1907
†Cladophlebis frigida Heer 1882
†Cladophlebis haiburnensis Lindley and Hutton 1836
†Cladophlebis heterophylla Fontaine 1892
†Cladophlebis hirta Möller 1902
†Cladophlebis huttoni Dunker 1846
†Cladophlebis inaequiloba Fontaine 1889
†Cladophlebis johnstoni Walkom 1925
†Cladophlebis kakadbhitensis Mehra and Verma 1982
†Cladophlebis kurtzi Frenguelli 1947
†Cladophlebis leuthardtii Leonardi 1953
†Cladophlebis mendozaensis Geinitz 1947
†Cladophlebis mesozoica Kurtz 1947
†Cladophlebis microphylla Fontaine 1883
†Cladophlebis mungyeongensis Kimura and Kim 1988
†Cladophlebis obtusifolia Andrae 1855
†Cladophlebis oerstedi Seward 1927
†Cladophlebis ovata Fontaine 1883
†Cladophlebis parva Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Dryopteris heterophylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis patagonica Herbst 1966
†Cladophlebis pecopteroides Fontaine 1905
†Cladophlebis raciborskii Zeiller 1959
†Cladophlebis remota Presl 1820
†Cladophlebis reversa Feistmantel 1879
†Cladophlebis rotundata Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis brevipennis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis rotundiloba Fontaine 1883
†Cladophlebis sahnii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Cladophlebis sewardi Johansson 1922
†Cladophlebis skagitensis Penhallow 1907
†Cladophlebis socialis Heer 1882
†Cladophlebis subfalcata Fontaine 1883
†Cladophlebis takezakii Oishi 1940
†Cladophlebis ungeri Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis dunkeri Schimper 1850 [synonym], Dryopteris parvifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris brevipennis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Pecopteris pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis virginiensis Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis acuta Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Cladophlebis falcata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thinnfeldia montanensis Fontaine 1897 [synonym]
†Cladophlebis wielandi Jain and Delevoryas 1967
†Cladophlebis wyomingensis Fontaine 1899
†Cladophlebis zeylanica Sitholey 1944
Invalid names: Aspidiopteris Berry 1911 [nomen nudum], Cladophlebis inclinata Fontaine 1889 [nomen dubium], Cladophlebis oblongifolia Fontaine 1889 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Dicksoniaceae Schomb 1849
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G. Calochlaena Turner and White 1988
G. †Cibotiidites Potonié 1956
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†Cibotiidites auriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
†Cibotiidites bettianus Srivastava 1977
G. †Cyatheacidites Potonié 1956
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†Cyatheacidites annulata Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites botuliformis Dettmann 1986
†Cyatheacidites granulosus Singh et al. 1964
†Cyatheacidites pulcher Potonié and Sah 1960
†Cyatheacidites tectifera Archangelsky and Gamerro 1965
†Cyatheacidites verrucosus Singh et al. 1964
G. Dicksonia L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
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Invalid names: Anemia stricta Newberry 1895 [synonym]
†Dicksonia montanensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia munda Dawson 1885
†Dicksonia oregonensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia pachyphylla Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia rajmahalensis Sharma 1971
†Dicksonia saportana Heer 1876
†Dicksonia speciosa Sharma 1975
G. †Kylikipteris Harris 1961
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†Kylikipteris argula Lindley and Hutton 1961
G. Lophosoria Presl 1847
G. †Tchaunia Samy'lina and Filippova 1970
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†Tchaunia tchaunensis Samy'lina and Filippova 1970
G. †Tinpaharia Jacob 1943
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†Tinpaharia sinuosa Jacob 1943
G. †Trilites Erdtman and Couper 1947
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†Trilites annulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites australis Cookson 1947
†Trilites comaumensis Cookson 1953
†Trilites densiverrucosus Menendez 1968
†Trilites fasolae Archangelsky 1972
†Trilites grandis Cookson 1947
†Trilites komkraalensis Scott 1976
†Trilites kopukuensis Couper 1960
†Trilites neddeni Cookson 1947
†Trilites ornamentalis Cookson 1947
†Trilites parvallatus Krutzsch 1959
†Trilites perverrucatus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites reticulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites scabratus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
†Trilites verrucatus Couper 1953
†Trilites volkheimerii Filatoff 1975
†Trilites wolfgangii Sajjadi and Playford 2003
Invalid names: Dicksoniaceaesporites Biswas 1962 [nomen nudum], Thyrsopterideae [empty]
Subcl. Equisetidae Warm 1883
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Or. Equisetales Dumortier 1829
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G. †Angaroradix Khakhlov 1964
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†Angaroradix bellis Khakhlov 1964
G. †Annularia Sternberg 1821
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†Annularia spinulosa Sternberg 1821
Invalid names: Rotularia Sternberg 1825 [synonym], Trochophyllum Wood 1861 [objective synonym]
G. †Annulariopsis Zeiller 1903
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†Annulariopsis bunkeiensis Kobatake 1954
†Annulariopsis inopinata Zeiller 1903
G. †Annulina Neuberg 1954
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G. †Pothocites Paterson 1844
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†Pothocites grantonii Paterson 1844
G. †Barakaria Seward and Sahni 1920
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†Barakaria dichotoma Feistmantel 1881
G. †Borisiella Khakhlov 1964
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†Borisiella bella Khakhlov 1964
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G. †Arthrodendron Seward 1898
G. †Arthropityostachys Renault 1896
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G. †Arthropitys Goeppert 1864
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†Arthropitys bistriata Cotta 1864
G. †Asterophyllites Brongniart 1828
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†Asterophyllites radiatus Brongniart 1822
Invalid names: Schlotheimia Sternberg 1822 [synonym]
G. †Asterophyllostachys Schimper 1880
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G. †Asthenomyelon Leistikow 1962
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†Asthenomyelon adversale Leistikow 1962
G. †Calamitea Cotta 1832
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†Calamitea striata Cotta 1832
G. †Calamites Suckow 1784
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Subg. †Calamites (Mesocalamites) Hirmer 1927
†Calamites aliwalensis Anderson and Anderson 1985
†Calamites goepperti Ettingshausen 1854
†Calamites radiatus Brongniart 1828
†Calamites suckowii Brongniart 1828
†Calamites undulatus Sternberg 1825
G. †Calamitina Weiss 1876
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†Calamitina goepperti Ettingshausen 1876
G. †Calamitomyelon Lignier 1910
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†Calamitomyelon morierei Lignier 1910
G. †Calamocarpon Baxter 1963
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†Calamocarpon insignis Baxter 1963
G. †Calamocladus Schimper 1869
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†Calamocladus longifolius Brongniart 1869
G. †Calamodendrea Grand'Eury 1877
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†Calamodendrea rhizobola Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Calamodendrofloyos Grand'Eury 1877
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†Calamodendrofloyos cruciatus Sternberg 1877
G. †Calamodendron Brongniart 1849
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†Calamodendron striatum Brongniart 1849
G. †Calamodendrophyllum Grand'Eury 1879
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†Calamodendrophyllum bifurcatum Grand'Eury 1879
G. †Calamodendroxylon Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Calamophloios Arber 1916
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†Calamophloios rugosus Arber 1916
G. †Calamostachys Schimper 1869
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†Calamostachys typica Schimper 1869
G. †Coleophyllites Grand'Eury 1877
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†Coleophyllites zeaeformis Schlotheim 1820
G. †Haplocalamus Unger 1856
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G. †Metacalamostachys Hirmer 1927
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G. †Myelocalamites Grand'Eury 1877
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†Myelocalamites approximatus Schlotheim 1828
G. †Nematophyllites Miller 1892
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†Nematophyllites angustus Fontaine and White 1880
Invalid names: Nematophyllum Fontaine and White 1880 [replaced]
G. †Neocalamites Halle 1908
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†Neocalamites foxii Lele 1955
†Neocalamites hoerensis Schimper 1908
†Neocalamites knowltoni Berry 1912
†Neocalamites virginiensis Fontaine 1883
G. †Pinnularia Lindley and Hutton 1834
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†Pinnularia capillacea Lindley and Hutton 1834
G. †Protocalamites Goebel 1906
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†Protocalamites scrobiculatus Schlotheim 1820
G. †Pseudobornia Nathorst 1894
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†Pseudobornia ursina Nathorst 1894
G. †Zimmermannioxylon Leistikow 1962
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G. †Corynophyllites Zalessky 1937
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†Corynophyllites setiformis Zalessky 1937
Fm. Equisetaceae De Candolle 1804
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G. †Equicalastrobus Grauvogel-Stamm and Ash 1999
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†Equicalastrobus glabratus Procopio Rodríguez et al. 2024
G. †Equisetites Sternberg 1833
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†Equisetites conicus Sternberg 1833
†Equisetites keuperina Morton 1863
†Equisetites mougeoti Brongniart 1828
†Equisetites pusillus Villar de Seoane 2005
G. Equisetum Linnaeus 1753 [horsetail]
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†Equisetum abiquiense Fontaine 1890
†Equisetum arcticum Heer 1866
Equisetum arvense Linnaeus 1753
†Equisetum burchardti Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Equisetum marylandicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Equisetum virginicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Equisetum canaliculatum Knowlton 1899
†Equisetum cascadensis Lapasha and Miller 1985
†Equisetum collieri Knowlton 1914
†Equisetum columnare Brongniart 1828
†Equisetum deciduum Knowlton 1899
†Equisetum florissantense Cockerell 1915
Equisetum fluviatile Linnaeus 1753
†Equisetum globulosum Lesquereux 1882
†Equisetum haguei Knowlton 1899
†Equisetum haydenii Lesquereux 1871
†Equisetum knowltoni Fontaine 1890
†Equisetum laevigatum Braun 1867
†Equisetum lesquereuxii Knowlton 1898
†Equisetum lyellii Mantell
†Equisetum magnum Hickey 1977
†Equisetum meriani Brongniart 1828
†Equisetum mokhotlongensis Ellenberger 1970
†Equisetum montanense Fontaine 1898
†Equisetum muensteri Sternberg 1833
†Equisetum newberryi Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Equisetum robustum Newberry 1863 [replaced]
†Equisetum oregonense Newberry 1882
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Invalid names: Equisetum hornii Lesquereux 1888 [synonym]
†Equisetum parlatorii Heer 1855
†Equisetum perlaevigatum Cockerell 1889
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Invalid names: Equisetum laevigatum Lesquereux 1873 [synonym]
†Equisetum phillipsii Dunker 1843
†Equisetum rajmahalense Oldham and Morris 1863
†Equisetum robustum Braun 1844
†Equisetum rogersii Bunbury 1851
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Invalid names: Calamites arenaceus Emmons 1856 [synonym], Calamites disjunctus Emmons 1856 [synonym], Equisetum arundiniforme Rogers 1843 [synonym], Equisetum columnaroides Emmons 1856 [synonym], Phytolithus striaticulmis Martin 1809 [synonym]
Equisetum scirpoides Michaux 1803
†Equisetum similkamense Dawson 1878
Equisetum sylvaticum Linnaeus 1753
†Equisetum texense Fontaine 1893
†Equisetum wyomingense Lesquereux 1873
G. †Schizoneura Schimper and Mougeot 1844
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†Schizoneura gondwanensis Feistmantel 1879
†Schizoneura paradoxa Schimper and Mougeot 1844
†Schizoneura planicostata Rogers 1843
†Schizoneura raniganjense Banerjee 1972
†Schizoneura wardii Zeiller 1902
G. †Equisetophyton Schweitzer 1972
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†Equisetophyton praecox Schweitzer 1972
G. †Manchurostachys Kon'no 1960
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G. †Neokoretrophyllites Radchenko 1956
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†Neokoretrophyllites comptus Radchenko 1956
G. †Notocalamites Rigby 1972
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†Notocalamites askosus Rigby 1972
G. †Oncylogonatum Koenig 1827
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G. †Phyllostachya Khakhlov 1964
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†Phyllostachya punctata Khakhlov 1964
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G. †Giridia Pant et al. 1981
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†Giridia indica Pant et al. 1981
G. †Lelstotheca Maheshwari 1972
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†Lelstotheca robusta Feistmantel 1880
†Lelstotheca striata Maheshwari and Srivastava 1986
Invalid names: Stellotheca Surange and Prakash 1962 [replaced]
G. †Phyllotheca Brongniart 1828
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†Phyllotheca ampla Surange and Kulkarni 1968
†Phyllotheca australis Brongniart 1828
†Phyllotheca crassa Maithy 1969
†Phyllotheca grandis Rasskazova 1961
†Phyllotheca griesbachii Zeiller 1902
†Phyllotheca indica Bunbury 1861
†Phyllotheca sahnii Saksena 1952
†Phyllotheca stenophylloides Zalessky 1939
†Phyllotheca verbitskae Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Gamophyllites stenophylloides Verbitskaja 1968 [replaced]
G. †Protannularia Dawson 1880
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†Protannularia harknessii Nicholson 1880
G. †Protocalamostachys Walton 1949
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G. †Pseudoannularia Grand'Eury 1877
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†Pseudoannularia laxa Dawson 1871
G. †Pseudoasterophyllites Velenovsky 1887
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†Pseudoasterophyllites cretaceus Feistmantel 1887
G. †Pseudolobatannularia Kobatake 1954
G. †Raniganjia Rigby 1963
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†Raniganjia bengalensis Feistmantel 1876
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Invalid names: Actinopteris indica Srivastava 1955 [synonym]
†Raniganjia etheridgei Arber 1905
†Raniganjia ivinii Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Annularia ivinii Walkom 1941 [replaced], Umbellaphyllites ivinii Rigby 1966 [replaced]
†Raniganjia minima Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Umbellaphyllites minimus Rigby 1966 [replaced]
G. †Schizoneuropsis Yabe and Shimakura 1940
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†Schizoneuropsis tokuadi Yabe and Shimakura 1940
Invalid names: Arthrophyta [synonym]
Fm. †Gleicheniaceae Presl
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G. †Boodlepteris Gandolfo et al. 1997
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†Boodlepteris turoniana Gandolfo et al. 1997
G. †Clavifera Bolchovitina 1966
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†Clavifera deformans Burger 1996
†Clavifera jachromensis Bolkhovitina 1968
†Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
G. Dicranopteris Bernhardi 1805
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G. Gleichenia Smith 1793
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Subg. †Gleichenia (Mertensia) Roth 1797
†Gleichenia bosahii Pant and Srivastava 1977
†Gleichenia delicatula Heer 1874
†Gleichenia dhokutense Sharma 1975
†Gleichenia giesekiana Heer 1868
†Gleichenia gilbertthompsoni Fontaine 1905
†Gleichenia gleichenoides Oldham and Morris 1863
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Invalid names: Gleichenites bindrabunensis Schimper 1876 [synonym]
†Gleichenia gracilis Heer 1874
†Gleichenia hesperia Brown 1962
†Gleichenia kurriana Heer 1869
†Gleichenia micromera Heer 1874
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Invalid names: Gleichenites indicus Sukh-Dev 1961 [synonym], Pecopteris tenera Feistmantel 1879 [synonym]
†Gleichenia obscura Knowlton 1901
†Gleichenia protogaea Debey and Ettingshausen 1906
†Gleichenia pulchella Knowlton 1913
†Gleichenia rewahensis Feistmantel 1882
†Gleichenia rhombifolia Hollick 1902
†Gleichenia saundersii Berry 1903
†Gleichenia sonajoriense Bohra and Sharma 1979
†Gleichenia zippei Corda 1846
G. †Gleicheniidites Dettmann 1963
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†Gleicheniidites aptianus Llorens 2008
†Gleicheniidites argentinus Volkheimer 1972
†Gleicheniidites confossus Hedlund 1966
†Gleicheniidites indicus Singh et al. 1964
†Gleicheniidites microgranulosus Sah and Jain 1965
†Gleicheniidites mundus Sah and Jain 1965
†Gleicheniidites neyvelii Ramanujam 1967
†Gleicheniidites rigidus Llorens 2008
†Gleicheniidites serratus Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
†Gleicheniidites trijugatus Norvick and Burger 1975
†Gleicheniidites vulgaris Schrank 1994
G. †Gleichenioamyelon Bohra and Sharma 1979
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†Gleichenioamyelon diarcha Bohra and Sharma 1979
G. †Gleicheniopsis Tutin 1932
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G. †Gleicheniorachis Sharma
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†Gleicheniorachis mittrii Bohra and Sharma 1979
G. †Gleichenipteris Phipps et al. 2000
G. †Gleichenites Göppert 1836
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†Gleichenites gallegoii Herbst 1996
†Gleichenites gracilis Heer 1868
†Gleichenites indicus Thiergart and Frantz 1962
†Gleichenites juliensis Herbst 1962
†Gleichenites porsildi Seward 1926
†Gleichenites quilacoyensis Leppe and Moisan 2006
†Gleichenites sanmartini Herbst 1962
G. †Gleichotheca Pant and Srivastava 1977
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†Gleichotheca jabalpurensis Pant and Srivastava 1977
G. †Mertensites Wanklyn 1869
G. †Microphyllopteris Arber 1917
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†Microphyllopteris unisora Cantrill and Nagalingum 2005
G. †Oligocarpia Goeppert 1841
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†Oligocarpia gutbieri Goeppert 1841
G. †Ornamentifera Bolkhovitina 1966
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†Ornamentifera echinata Bolkhovitina 1966
†Ornamentifera minima Norvick and Burger 1975
†Ornamentifera sentosa Dettmann and Playford 1968
†Ornamentifera tuberculata Bolkhovitina 1966
G. †Selenocarpus Schenk 1866
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Subcl. Marattiidae Klinge 1882
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G. †Asansolia Pant and Misra 1976
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†Asansolia phegopteroides Feistmantel 1876
G. †Asterotheca Presl 1845
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†Asterotheca fuchsii Schimper 1875
†Asterotheca hilariensis Menendez 1957
†Asterotheca rigbyana Herbst 1977
†Asterotheca singeri Archangelsky 1957
†Asterotheca sternbergii Goeppert 1836
†Asterotheca thalensis Kustatscher and Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert 2011
G. †Auriculopora Bock 1969
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G. †Eupsaronius Presl 1847
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†Eupsaronius carbonifer Corda 1845
G. †Grandeurya Stur 1883
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†Grandeurya autunensis Stur 1883
†Grandeurya renaulti Stur 1883
G. †Grandeuryella Weiss 1885
Fm. Marattiaceae Berchtold and Presl
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G. †Acitheca Schimper 1879
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†Acitheca polymorpha Brongniart 1879
G. †Amadocopteris Zalessky 1944
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†Amadocopteris rossica Zalessky 1944
G. †Angiopteridium Schimper 1869
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†Angiopteridium californicum Fontaine 1896
†Angiopteridium dentatum Fontaine 1889
†Angiopteridium ellipticum Fontaine 1889
†Angiopteridium infarctum Feistmantel 1881
†Angiopteridium ovatum Fontaine 1889
G. Angiopteris Hoffmann 1796
G. †Asterocarpus Göppert 1836
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†Asterocarpus falcatus Emmons 1856
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Invalid names: Asterocarpus virginiensis Fontaine 1883 [synonym], Laccopteris emmonsi Fontaine 1883 [synonym]
†Asterocarpus penticarpus Fontaine 1883
†Asterocarpus platyrachis Fontaine 1883
G. †Caulopteris Lindley and Hutton 1832
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†Caulopteris primaeva Lindley and Hutton 1832
G. †Cyclotheca Kidston 1888
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†Cyclotheca biseriata Kidston 1888
G. †Eoangiopteris Mamay 1950
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G. †Goolandia Hu et al. 2006
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†Goolandia minnesotensis Hu et al. 2006
G. †Macrotaenia Frenguelli 1943
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†Macrotaenia fertilis Frenguelli 1943
G. Marattia Swartz 1788
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†Marattia cretacea Velenovsky 1919
†Marattia hookeri Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
G. †Marattiopsis Schimper 1874
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†Marattiopsis macrocarpa Oldham and Morris 1863
†Marattiopsis muensteri Goeppert 1869
†Marattiopsis patagonica Escapa et al. 2015
†Marattiopsis reversa Sharma 1969
G. †Marattiotheca Schimper 1879
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†Marattiotheca grandeuryi Schimper 1879
G. †Megaphyton Artis 1825
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†Megaphyton frondosum Artis 1825
G. †Mertensides Fontaine 1883
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†Mertensides bullatus Bunbury 1847
†Mertensides distans Fontaine 1883
G. †Mesozoisynangia Hu et al. 2006
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†Mesozoisynangia trilobus Hu et al. 2006
G. †Octotheca Guthoerl 1953
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†Octotheca bertrandi Guthoerl 1953
G. Pronephrium Presl 1851
G. †Psaroniocaulon Grand'Eury 1877
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†Psaroniocaulon sulcatum Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Psaronites Williamson 1875
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†Psaronites renaulti Williamson 1875
G. †Psaronius Cotta 1832
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†Psaronius helmintholithus Sprengel 1832
G. Ptisana Murdock 2008
G. †Rajahia Kon'no 1970
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†Rajahia linggiuensis Kon'no 1970
†Rajahia mamalensis Singh et al. 1982
G. †Renaultia Stur 1883
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†Renaultia intermedia Renault 1883
G. †Rhinipteris Harris 1931
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†Rhinipteris concinna Presl 1931
G. †Scolecopteris Zenker 1837
+
†Scolecopteris elegans Zenker 1837
Invalid names: Palaeojulus Geinitz 1873 [synonym]
G. †Tubiculites Grand'Eury 1877
+
†Tubiculites relaxatomaximum Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Winchellina Herzer 1893
+
†Winchellina fascina Herzer 1893
G. †Zeilleria Kidston 1884
+
†Zeilleria delicatula Sternberg 1884
G. †Ptychocarpus Weiss 1869
+
Invalid names: Hydropteraceae [empty]
Fm. Marsileaceae Mirbel 1802
+
G. †Collarisporites Déak 1964
+
†Collarisporites fuscus Déak 1964
G. †Crybelosporites Dettmann 1963
+
†Crybelosporites australis Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
†Crybelosporites bellus Singh 1983
†Crybelosporites brenneri Playford 1971
†Crybelosporites pannuceus Srivastava 1977
†Crybelosporites punctatus Dettmann 1963
†Crybelosporites striatus Dettmann 1963
†Crybelosporites stylosus Dettmann 1963
G. †Gabonisporis Boltenhagen 1967
+
†Gabonisporis cristata Sweet 1986
†Gabonisporis vigourouxii Boltenhagen 1967
G. †Lugiomarsiglia Hermsen et al. 2013
+
†Lugiomarsiglia aquatica Hermsen et al. 2013
G. Marsilea Linnaeus 1753 [water clover]
+
†Marsilea andersoni Hollick 1904
†Marsilea attenuata Lesquereux 1875
†Marsilea intertrappea Patil and Upadhaye 1979
†Marsilea johnhallii Skog and Dilcher 1992
G. †Marsileaceaephyllum Nagalingum 2007
+
†Marsileaceaephyllum johnhallii Skog and Dilcher 1992
G. †Mirasolita Hermsen et al. 2013
+
†Mirasolita irupensis Hermsen et al. 2013
G. †Molaspora Hall 1963
+
†Molaspora lobata Hall and Peake 1968
G. †Pillularia Linneo
+
G. Regnellidium Lindman
+
†Regnellidium thomastaylorii Cúneo et al. 2013
G. †Rhizocarpites Heer 1878
+
G. †Rodeites Sahni 1943
+
†Rodeites dakshini Sahni 1943
†Rodeites intertrappeana Chitaley and Paradkar 1972
†Rodeites polycarpa Chitaley and Paradkar 1973
Invalid names: Cystorrhiza Massalongo 1859 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Osmundaceae Berchtold and Presl
+
G. †Acrostichites Goeppert 1836
+
†Acrostichites densifolius Fontaine 1883
†Acrostichites microphyllus Fontaine 1883
†Acrostichites princeps Presl 1841
+
Invalid names: Acrostichites rhombifolius Fontaine 1883 [synonym]
†Acrostichites williamsonis Brongniart 1834
G. †Anomorrhoea Eichwald 1844
+
†Anomorrhoea fischeri Eichwald 1844
G. †Baculatisporites Thomson and Pflug 1953
+
†Baculatisporites clavaeoides Sah and Jain 1965
†Baculatisporites emarginatus Sah and Jain 1965
†Baculatisporites kachaikensis Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
†Baculatisporites turbioensis Archangelsky 1972
G. †Bathypteris Eichwald 1860
+
†Bathypteris rhomboidea Eichwald 1860
G. †Chasmatopteris Zalessky 1931
+
†Chasmatopteris principalis Zalessky 1931
G. †Chinlea Daugherty 1941
+
†Chinlea campii Daugherty 1941
G. †Cladotheca Halle 1911
+
†Cladotheca undans Lindley and Hutton 1911
G. Claytosmunda I 2016
G. †Iegosigopteris Zalessky 1935
+
†Iegosigopteris yavorskii Zalessky 1935
G. †Itopsidema Daugherty 1960
+
†Itopsidema vancleavii Daugherty 1960
G. †Mesolonchopteris Koidzumi 1936
+
†Mesolonchopteris reticulata Fontaine 1900
G. †Millerocaulis Tidwell 1986
+
†Millerocaulis embreei Stockey and Smith 2000
G. Osmunda Linnaeus 1753
+
†Osmunda arctica Heer 1883
†Osmunda delawarensis Berry 1906
†Osmunda dicksonioides Fontaine 1889
†Osmunda doroschkiana Göppert 1861
+
Invalid names: Osmunda torelli Heer 1878 [synonym]
†Osmunda greenlandica Brown 1962
†Osmunda heerii Gaudin 1908
†Osmunda hollicki Knowlton 1918
†Osmunda lignita Giebel 1857
†Osmunda macrophylla Penhallow 1908
†Osmunda montanensis Knowlton 1905
†Osmunda novaecaesarae Berry 1907
†Osmunda obergiana Heer 1895
†Osmunda occidentale Knowlton 1917
†Osmunda spectabilis Willdenow 1910
†Osmunda sphenopteroides Fontaine 1889
G. †Osmundacaulis Miller 1967
+
†Osmundacaulis estipulare Sharma et al. 1979
†Osmundacaulis guptai Sharma 1973
†Osmundacaulis indica Sharma 1973
†Osmundacaulis sahnii Vishnu-Mittre 1956
G. †Osmundasporites Wolff
G. †Osmundites Unger 1854
+
†Osmundites dowkeri Carruthers 1870
†Osmundites skidegatensis Penhallow 1902
G. †Osmundopsis Harris 1931
+
†Osmundopsis rafaelii Escapa and Cuneo 2012
†Osmundopsis sturii Raciborski 1890
†Osmundopsis zunigai Coturel et al. 2018
G. †Palaeosmunda Gould 1970
+
†Palaeosmunda williamsi Gould 1970
G. †Petcheropteris Zalessky 1931
+
†Petcheropteris splendida Zalessky 1931
G. †Phyllopteroides Medwell 1954
+
†Phyllopteroides antarctica Cantrill and Nagalingum 2005
†Phyllopteroides dentata Medwell 1954
†Phyllopteroides laevis Cantrill and Webb 1987
G. †Rotverrusporites Döring 1964
+
†Rotverrusporites labratus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
†Rotverrusporites tenuis Doring 1964
G. †Rugulatisporites Pflug and Thomson 1953
+
†Rugulatisporites caperatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Rugulatisporites micraulaxus Partridge 1973
†Rugulatisporites neuquenensis Volkheimer 1972
†Rugulatisporites quintus Thomson and Pflug 1953
G. †Stellatheca Danzea 1956
+
†Stellatheca latiloba Danze 1956
+
Invalid names: Pecopteris lyratifolia Goeppert and Lesquereux 1880 [replaced]
†Stellatheca ornata Lesquereux 1884
+
Invalid names: Pecopteris halli Lesquereux and Langford 1958 [replaced], Pecopteris ornata Lesquereux 1884 [replaced], Pecopteris solida Lesquereux and Langford 1963 [replaced]
G. †Thamnopteris Brongniart 1849
+
†Thamnopteris schlechtendali Eichwald 1842
+
†Todea amissa Carvalho et al. 2013
G. †Todeopsis Renault 1896
+
†Todeopsis primaeva Renault 1896
G. †Todites Seward 1900
+
†Todites cacereii Escapa and Cuneo 2012
†Todites chilensis Herbst and Troncoso 1998
†Todites gaillardotii Brongniart 1828
†Todites indicus Oldham and Morris 1862
†Todites maoricus Retallack 1981
†Todites pattinsoniorum Holmes 1982
†Todites subtriangularis Mathur and Mathur 1969
†Todites williamsoni Brongniart 1900
G. †Zalesskya Kidston and Gwynne-Vaughan 1908
+
†Zalesskya gracilis Kidston and Gwynne-Vaughan 1908
Invalid names: Todisporangiaites Paradkar and Barlinge 1980 [nomen nudum]
Fm. Polypodiaceae Presl and Presl 1822
+
+
G. Chrysodium Fee
G. †Adiantites Goeppert 1836
+
†Adiantites nympharum Heer 1876
†Adiantites oblongifolium Brongniart 1836
†Adiantites orovillensis Fontaine 1896
†Adiantites praelongus Dawson 1882
G. †Allantodiopsis Knowlton and Maxon 1919
+
†Allantodiopsis erosa Lesquereux 1878
+
Invalid names: Osmunda major Lesquereux 1883 [synonym], Pteris subsimplex Lesquereux 1873 [synonym], Pteris undulata Lesquereux 1888 [synonym]
G. †Anomalofilicites Hollick 1916
+
G. Arthromeris Smith
G. Aspidium Swartz 1801
+
Aspidium molle Swartz 1801
G. †Aspleniopteris Fontaine 1889
+
†Aspleniopteris adiantifolia Fontaine 1889
†Aspleniopteris pinnatifida Fontaine 1889
G. †Asplenites Göppert 1836
+
†Asplenites heterophyllus Goeppert 1836
†Asplenites roesserti Schenk 1883
G. †Astralopteris Tidwell et al. 1967
+
G. †Comptoniopteris Marion 1890
+
†Comptoniopteris cercalina Saporta 1894
G. †Cuddaloria Thiergart and Frantz 1963
+
†Cuddaloria polyaperturata Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. †Davallites Dawson 1883
+
†Davallites richardsoni Dawson 1883
G. †Dennstaedtiopsis Arnold and Daugherty 1964
+
†Dennstaedtiopsis aerenchymata Arnold and Daugherty 1964
+
G. †Clathropteris Brongniart 1828
+
†Clathropteris meniscioides Brongniart 1828
†Clathropteris platyphylla Göppert 1846
†Clathropteris rectiusculus Hitchcock 1855
G. Drynaria Smith 1842
+
†Drynaria callispora Su et al. 2011
†Drynaria dimorpha Wu and Sun 2012
†Drynaria lanpingensis Huang et al. 2016
Subfm. Drynarioideae Crabbe et al. 1975
+
G. Polypodiopteris Reed 1948
+
†Polypodiopteris kivdensis Krassilov and Fedetov 1970
G. †Dryopterites Berry 1911
+
†Dryopterites cystopteroides Fontaine 1889
†Dryopterites dentata Fontaine 1889
+
Invalid names: Dryopteris microcarpa Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Dryopterites elliptica Fontaine 1890
†Dryopterites macrocarpa Fontaine 1889
†Dryopterites pinnatifida Fontaine 1890
†Dryopterites virginica Fontaine 1889
+
Invalid names: Dryopteris oblongifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Gemmatosporis Krutzsch 1959
G. Goniopteris Presl 1836
+
†Goniopteris bunburii Heer 1861
†Goniopteris pulchella Lesquereux 1875
†Goniopteris striacus Unger 1847
G. †Gymnogramma Lehmannii
G. †Laevigatosporites Ibrahim 1933
+
†Laevigatosporites arcotensis Ramanujam 1967
†Laevigatosporites cognatus Sah and Kar 1969
†Laevigatosporites discordatus Thomson and Pflug 1953
†Laevigatosporites gracilis Wilson and Webster 1946
†Laevigatosporites haardti Thomson and Pflug 1959
†Laevigatosporites irritans Thiergart and Frantz 1962
†Laevigatosporites lakiensis Sah and Kar 1969
†Laevigatosporites major Krutzsch 1959
†Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
†Laevigatosporites punctatus Venkatachala and Kar 1968
†Laevigatosporites tibuensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
+
Invalid names: Psilamonoletes tibui Van der Hammen 1956 [synonym]
G. Lastrea Bory 1824
+
†Lastrea fischeri Heer 1855
+
Invalid names: Lastrea knightiana Newberry 1882 [synonym]
†Lastrea goldiana Lesquereux 1878
†Lastrea styriaca Heer 1855
G. Lepisorus Smith 1846
G. †Leptochilites Andreanszky 1959
+
†Leptochilites sarmaticus Andreanszky 1959
G. †Meniphylloides Berry 1916
+
G. Meyeripollis Baksi 1970
+
+
Invalid names: Nonaperturipites evansi Biswas 1962 [synonym]
Subfm. Microsoroideae Nayar 1970
+
G. Microsorum Link 1833
G. †Microtaenia Knowlton 1918
+
†Microtaenia variabilis Knowlton 1918
G. †Onychiopsis Yokoyama 1895
+
†Onychiopsis brevifolia Fontaine 1889
+
Invalid names: Thyrsopteris dentata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris heterophylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris nana Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris retusa Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris sphenopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris squarrosa Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Onychiopsis elongata Geyler 1889
†Onychiopsis goepperti Schenk 1871
+
Invalid names: Thyrsopteris alata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris angustiloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris bella Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris decurrens Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris distans Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris elliptica Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris inaequipinnata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris microloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pachyrachis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pinnatifida Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rarinervis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rhombifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rhombiloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris varians Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris virginica Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Onychiopsis latiloba Fontaine 1889
+
Invalid names: Thyrsopteris brevipennis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris crenata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris divaricata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Onychiopsis nervosa Fontaine 1889
+
Invalid names: Adiantites parvifolius Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris crassinervis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris heteroloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris maakiana Heer 1876 [synonym], Thyrsopteris meekiana Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris obtusiloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pecopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Onychiopsis paradoxus Bose and Sukh-Dev 1961
†Onychiopsis psilotoides Stokes and Webb 1824
+
Invalid names: Thyrsopteris angustifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris dentifolia Fontaine 1899 [synonym], Thyrsopteris insignis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris microphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Palaeosorum Jacques and Zhou 2013
+
†Palaeosorum ellipticum Jacques and Zhou 2013
G. †Phanerophlebites Knowlton 1922
+
†Phanerophlebites pealei Knowlton 1922
G. Phymatodes Presl 1836
G. Phymatopteris Smith 1875
Subfm. Platycerioideae Nayar 1970
+
G. Platycerium Desvaux 1827
G. Pyrrosia Mirbel 1803
G. †Platyceriphyllum Velenovsky 1889
+
†Platyceriphyllum cretaceum Velenovsky 1889
G. Pleopeltis von Humboldt and Bonpland 1810
G. †Podoloma Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
+
†Podoloma affine Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
†Podoloma polypodioides Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
G. †Polypodiaceaesporites Thiergart
+
†Polypodiaceaesporites tertiarus Sah and Dutta 1968
Subfm. Polypodioideae Sweet 1826
+
G. Polypodium Linnaeus 1753
+
†Polypodium dentatum Fontaine 1889
†Polypodium fadyenioide Fontaine 1889
†Polypodium oregonense Fontaine 1905
G. Polypodium Linnaeus
G. †Praedeparia Stur 1921
+
†Praedeparia banatica Stur 1921
G. †Trichotomosulcites Couper 1953
+
G. †Verrucatosporites Pflug and Thomson 1953
+
†Verrucatosporites alienus Thomson and Pflug 1953
†Verrucatosporites favus Krutzsch 1967
†Verrucatosporites usmensis Germeraad et al. 1968
Invalid names: Asplenieae [empty], Grammitidaceae Newman [synonym], Grammitidoideae Parris and Sundue 2016 [empty], Loxogrammoideae Schneid 2011 [empty], Polypodieae [empty], Pterideae [empty]
Subcl. Polypodiidae Poche 1914
+
Or. Cyatheales Pryor et al. 1995
+
Fm. Cyatheaceae Kaulfuss 1827 [scaly tree fern]
+
G. Alsophila Brown 1810
+
Alsophila spinulosa Wallich 1828
G. †Alsophilidites Cookson
+
†Alsophilidites bellus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Alsophilidites densus Singh et al. 1964
†Alsophilidites exilis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites grandis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites pannuceus Brenner 1963
G. †Alsophilites Hirmer 1927
+
†Alsophilites polonica Raciborski 1927
G. †Alsophilocaulis Menendez 1961
+
†Alsophilocaulis calveloi Menendez 1961
G. †Cibotiocaulis Ogura 1927
+
†Cibotiocaulis tateiwae Ogura 1927
G. Cibotium Kaulfuss 1820 [manfern]
G. †Conantiopteris Lantz et al. 1999
+
†Conantiopteris schuchmanii Lantz et al. 1999
G. †Coniopteris Brongniart 1849
+
†Coniopteris burejensis Zalessky 1904
†Coniopteris frutiformis Douglas 1973
†Coniopteris hymenophylloides Brongniart 1828
+
Invalid names: Adiantites amurensis Heer 1876 [synonym]
†Coniopteris murrayana Brongniart 1835
Invalid names: Polystichites Presl 1838 [replaced]
G. Cyathea Smith 1793
+
†Cyathea siwalika Bera et al. 2014
†Cyathea tchihatcheffi Schmalhausen 1879
Invalid names: Cnemidaria Presl 1836 [synonym], Hemitelia Brown 1810 [synonym], Trichopteris Hall 1845 [synonym]
G. †Cyatheites Goeppert 1836
+
†Cyatheites nebraskana Heer 1868
†Cyatheites schlotheimmii Goeppert 1836
G. †Cyatheopteris Schimper 1869
G. †Cyathocaulis Ogura 1927
+
G. †Cyathodendron Arnold 1945
+
†Cyathodendron texanum Arnold 1945
G. †Cyathoforma Bock 1969
+
†Cyathoforma carolinensis Emmons 1856
G. †Cyathoides Berry 1922
G. †Cyathorachis Ogura 1927
+
†Cyathorachis fujiiana Ogura 1927
G. †Dendropteridium Bancroft 1932
+
†Dendropteridium cyatheoides Bancroft 1932
G. †Dicksoniopsis Berry 1911
+
G. †Fasciostelopteris Stopes and Fujii 1910
+
†Fasciostelopteris tansleii Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. †Haydenia Seward 1912
+
†Haydenia thyrsopteroides Seward 1912
G. †Hemitelites Goeppert 1836
+
†Hemitelites hemitelioides Brongniart 1834
†Hemitelites torelli Heer 1869
G. †Kulyisporites Potonié 1956
+
†Kulyisporites lunaris Cookson and Dettmann 1958
G. †Protocyathea Feistmantel 1877
+
†Protocyathea trichinopoliensis Feistmantel 1877
†Protocyathea ungeri Feistmantel 1877
G. †Pteridocaulis Bock 1969
+
G. †Tympanophora Lindley and Hutton 1835
+
†Tympanophora simplex Lindley and Hutton 1835
G. †Yezopteris Ogura 1930
+
G. †Hagiophyton Corsin 1948
Fm. †Loxsomataceae Presl
+
G. Loxsoma Hook and Brown 1847
G. †Loxsomopteris Skog 1976
Fm. Plagiogyriaceae Bower 1926
+
G. Plagiogyria Kunze 1858
Fm. Thyrsopteridaceae Presl 1847
+
G. Thyrsopteris Kunze 1834
+
†Thyrsopteris elegans Kunze 1818
G. †Yavanna Vera 2013
+
†Yavanna chimaerica Vera 2013
Invalid names: Metaxyaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970 [empty]
Or. Gleicheniales Jud 2011
+
Fm. †Dipteridaceae Seward and Dale
+
G. †Apachea Daugherty 1941
+
†Apachea arizonica Daugherty 1941
G. †Dictyophyllum Lindley and Hutton 1834
+
†Dictyophyllum ellenbergi Fabre and Greber 1960
†Dictyophyllum indicum Bose and Jana 1979
†Dictyophyllum nilssoni Brongniart 1836
†Dictyophyllum rugosum Lindley and Hutton 1834
†Dictyophyllum tenuifolium Stipanicic and Menendez 1949
G. Dipteris Reinw 1825 [fern]
G. †Hausmannia Dunker 1846
+
Subg. †Hausmannia (Protorhipis) Andrae 1853
†Hausmannia buchii Andrae 1855
†Hausmannia californica Fontaine 1905
†Hausmannia crenata Nathorst 1878
+
Invalid names: Hausmannia indica Gupta 1955 [synonym]
†Hausmannia crookshankii Shah and Singh 1964
†Hausmannia dentata Oishi 1932
†Hausmannia dichotoma Dunker 1846
†Hausmannia leeiana Sze 1933
†Hausmannia montanensis Lapasha and Miller 1985
†Hausmannia pachyderma Sukh-Dev 1961
†Hausmannia papilio Herbst 1960
G. †Thaumatopteris Goeppert 1841
+
†Thaumatopteris barrealensis Stipanicic and Menendez 1949
†Thaumatopteris muensteri Goeppert 1841
†Thaumatopteris rothii Frenguelli 1941
Fm. Matoniaceae Presl 1847
+
G. †Alstaettia Remy and Remy 1969
+
†Alstaettia andersoni Remy and Remy 1969
G. †Barrealia Frenguelli 1942
+
†Barrealia dichotoma Frenguelli 1942
G. †Boseisporites Bharadwaj and Kumar 1972
+
†Boseisporites indicus Kumar 1973
†Boseisporites insignitus Venkatachala 1968
†Boseisporites lobatus Venkatachala 1968
†Boseisporites minutus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Boseisporites praeclarus Sukh-Dev 1961
†Boseisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
G. †Dandotiaspora Sah
G. †Delosorus Skog 1988
+
G. †Dictyophyllidites Couper 1958
+
†Dictyophyllidites arcuatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Dictyophyllidites chiquimilense Mautino and Anzótegui 1998
†Dictyophyllidites complex Cookson and Dettmann 1958
†Dictyophyllidites crenatus Dettmann 1963
†Dictyophyllidites mortoni Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Dictyophyllidites mortonii Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Dictyophyllidites speciosus Cookson and Dettman 1958
†Dictyophyllidites sukhdevii Maheshwari 1974
G. †Knowltonella Berry 1911
+
†Knowltonella maxoni Berry 1911
G. †Laccopteris Presl 1838
+
†Laccopteris elegans Presl 1838
†Laccopteris lanceolata Göppert 1838
G. Matonia Brown
G. †Matonidium Schenk 1871
+
†Matonidium althausii Dunker 1844
†Matonidium cingulatum Zeba-Bano and Bose 1981
†Matonidium goepperti Ettingshausen 1871
†Matonidium indicum Sahni 1936
G. †Matoniella Hirmer and Hoerhammer 1936
+
†Matoniella wiesneri Krasser 1936
G. †Nathorstia Heer 1880
+
†Nathorstia alata Halle 1913
G. †Phlebomeris Saporta 1894
+
†Phlebomeris spectanda Saporta 1894
G. †Phlebopteris Brongniart 1836
+
†Phlebopteris arcuata Sukh-Dev 1961
†Phlebopteris branneri White 1913
†Phlebopteris minutifolius Banerji 1982
†Phlebopteris polypodioides Brongniart 1836
G. †Piazopteris Lorch 1969
+
†Piazopteris branneri White 1913
G. †Weichselia Stiehler 1857
+
†Weichselia ludovicae Stiehler 1857
†Weichselia reticulata Stokes and Webb 1824
Or. Hymenophyllales Frank 1877
+
Fm. †Hymenophyllaceae Link
+
G. †Eusphenopteris Weiss 1882
+
†Eusphenopteris tenella Brongniart 1882
G. †Excipulites Goeppert 1836
+
†Excipulites neesii Goeppert 1836
G. Mecodium Presl 1937
G. †Trichomanites Goeppert 1836
+
†Trichomanites myriophyllum Goeppert 1836
Invalid names: Trichomanoideae Presl 1843 [empty]
Or. Polypodiales Link 1833
+
Subor. †Aspleniineae Schneid and Rothf
+
Fm. Aspleniaceae Newman 1840 [spleenwort]
+
G. Asplenium Linnaeus 1753
G. Cystocarpium Fraser-Jenkins 2008
Fm. Onocleaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970
+
G. Onoclea Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Thelypteridaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970
+
Subfm. Phegopteridoideae Salino et al. 2016
Subfm. Thelypteridoideae Reed 1963
Fm. Athyriaceae Alston 1956
+
G. †Dickwhitea Karafit et al. 2006
+
†Dickwhitea allenbyensis Karafit et al. 2006
G. Diplazium Swartz 1800 [twinsorus fern]
Subor. Dennstaedtiineae Schwartsb and Hovenkamp 2016
+
Fm. Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy 1909
+
G. †Dennastra McIver and Basinger 1993
G. Dennstaedtia Bernhardi 1800
G. Histiopteris Smith 1875
G. Hypolepis Bernhardi 1805
G. Microlepia Presl 1836
G. †Microlepiopsis Serbet and Rothwell 2003
G. Pteridium Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
G. †Karstenia Goeppert 1836
+
†Karstenia omphalostigma Goeppert 1836
Subor. Lindsaeineae Lehtonen and Tuomisto 2016
+
Fm. Lindsaeaceae [lace fern]
+
G. †Odontosorites Kobayashi and Yosida 1944
G. Sphenomeris Maxon 1913
G. Tapeinidium Christensen 1906
Subor. Polypodiineae Dumort 1829
+
Fm. Davalliaceae Schomb 1848
+
G. Davallia Smith 1793
+
Invalid names: Humata Cavanilles 1802 [synonym]
Fm. Dryopteridaceae Herter 1949
+
G. Athyrium Roth 1800
G. †Ctenis Lindley and Hutton 1834
Subfm. Dryopteridoideae Link 1841
G. Nephrodium Smith 1841
G. †Olfersites Guembel 1859
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Invalid names: Schizeites Guembel 1859 [replaced]
Invalid names: Elaphoglossoideae Pichi-Sermolli 1975 [empty], Polybotryoideae Liu and Zhang 2016 [empty]
Fm. Nephrolepidaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1975
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G. Nephrolepis Schott 1834
Fm. Oleandraceae Pichi-Sermolli 1965
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G. Oleandra Cavanilles 1801
Invalid names: Lomariopsidaceae Alston 1956 [empty]
G. †Polypodiisporites Potonié 1931
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†Polypodiisporites echinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites favus Potonie 1956
†Polypodiisporites impariter Potonié and Sah 1960
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Invalid names: Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis Baksi 1962 [synonym]
†Polypodiisporites inangahuensis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites ipsviciensis Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Polypodiisporites irregularis Pocknal and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites mawkmaensis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Polypodiisporites minimus Khan and Martin 1971
†Polypodiisporites oligocenicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Polypodiisporites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites speciosus Sah and Dutta 1968
Subor. Pteridineae Prado and Schuettp 2016
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Fm. Pteridaceae Reichenbach
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G. †Adiantopteris Vassilevskaja 1963
Subfm. Cheilanthoideae Horvat 1927
G. †Contignisporites Dettmann 1963
Subfm. Cryptogrammoideae Lindsay 2009
G. Eriosorus Fée 1852
G. †Kolymella Samylina and Filipova 1970
G. Onychium Kaulfuss 1820
Subfm. Pteridoideae Link 1841
G. †Pterisisporites Sung and Zheng
Subfm. Vittarioideae Link 1841
Subor. Saccolomatineae Hovenkamp 2016
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Fm. Saccolomataceae Doweld 2008
+
G. Saccoloma Kaulfuss 1820
G. †Saportaea Fontaine and White 1880
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†Saportaea dichotoma Frenguelli 1942
†Saportaea salisburioides Fontaine and White 1880
Invalid names: Drynariaceae Ching 1978 [empty]
Or. Salviniales Link 1833
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Fm. †Azollaceae Wettstein 1903
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G. †Azollopsis Hall 1968
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†Azollopsis intermedia Sweet and Hills 1974
†Azollopsis tormentosa Hall 1968
G. †Paleoazolla Archangelsky et al. 1999
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†Paleoazolla patagonica Archangelsky et al. 1999
G. †Parazollopsis Lapasha and Miller 1985
Fm. †Salviniaceae Lestiboudois
+
G. †Ariadnaesporites Potonié 1956
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†Ariadnaesporites spinocaperatus Phillips and Felix 1971
G. Azolla Lamarck 1783
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†Azolla andreisii De Benedetti et al. 2021
†Azolla colhuehuapensis Vallati et al. 2017
†Azolla coloniensis De Benedetti and Zamaloa 2018
†Azolla deccanensis Patil and Upadhya 1980
†Azolla indica Trivedi and Verma 1971
†Azolla intertrappea Sahni and Rao 1934
†Azolla keuja Hermsen et al. 2019
†Azolla nana Dorofeev 1980
†Azolla primaeva Arnold 1955
†Azolla prisca Reid and Chandler 1926
†Azolla schopfii Dijkstra 1961
†Azolla stanleyi Jain and Hall 1969
†Azolla velus Jain and Hall 1969
†Azolla ventricosa Dorofeev 1955
G. †Azollophyllum Penhallow 1890
+
†Azollophyllum primaevum Penhallow 1890
G. †Massulites Sahni and Rao 1943
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†Massulites coelatus Sahni and Rao 1943
G. Salvinia Adanson 1763 [watermoss]
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†Salvinia coahuilensis Weber 1973
†Salvinia elliptica Newberry 1894
†Salvinia formosa Heer 1859
†Salvinia graui Herbst et al. 1987
†Salvinia hainanensis Wang et al. 2014
†Salvinia intertrappea Mahabale 1950
†Salvinia preauriculata Berry 1925
Invalid names: Sausarospermum Sahni and Srivastava 1940 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Hydropteridales Willdenow [synonym]
Or. Schizaeales Jud 2011
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Fm. Anemiaceae Link 1841
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G. Anemia Swartz 1806
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†Anemia elongata Newberry 1863
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Invalid names: Anemia haydenii Lesquereux 1871 [synonym], Anemia perplexa Hollick 1898 [synonym]
†Anemia eocenica Berry 1916
†Anemia fremonti Knowlton 1917
†Anemia gracillima Lesquereux 1883
†Anemia hesperia Knowlton 1916
†Anemia occidentalis Knowlton 1917
†Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
†Anemia robusta Hollick 1902
†Anemia subcretacea Gard. and Ett. 1880
†Anemia supercretacea Hollick 1902
G. †Palaeomohria Archangelsky 2009
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†Palaeomohria patagonica Archangelsky 2009
G. Appendicisporites Weyland and Greifeld 1953
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†Appendicisporites distocarinatus Dettmann and Playford 1968
†Appendicisporites ethmos Delcourt and Sprumont 1959
†Appendicisporites giganticus Groot and Groot 1962
†Appendicisporites insignis Chlonova 1983
†Appendicisporites tricornitatus Weyland and Greifeld 1953
†Appendicisporites unicus Markova 1961
G. †Convolutispora Hoffmeister et al. 1955
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†Convolutispora perfecta Kumaran 1980
Fm. Lygodiaceae Roem 1840
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G. Lygodium Swartz 1800 [climbing fern]
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†Lygodium binervatum Lesquereux 1869
†Lygodium coloradensis Knowlton 1930
†Lygodium compactum Lesquereux 1868
†Lygodium dentoni Lesquereux 1875
†Lygodium dinmorphyllum Churchill 1969
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Invalid names: Lygodium neuropteroides Lesquereux 1870 [synonym]
†Lygodium marvinei Lesquereux 1875
†Lygodium poolensis Chandler 1955
†Lygodium prestwichii Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
†Lygodium trichomanoides Lesquereux 1874
G. †Nodosisporites Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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†Nodosisporites macrobaculatus Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
G. †Plicatella Maljavkina 1949
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†Plicatella baqueroensis Davies 1985
†Plicatella pseudotripartita Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Plicatella trichacantha Maljavkina 1949
†Plicatella tricornitata Potonié 1960
G. †Ruffordiaspora Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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†Ruffordiaspora australiensis Dettmann and Clifford 1992
†Ruffordiaspora cardielensis Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Ruffordiaspora crassiterminatus Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Ruffordiaspora ludbrookiae Dettmann and Clifford 1992
†Ruffordiaspora ticoensis Archangelsky et al. 2008
Fm. †Schizaeaceae Kaulfuss
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G. †Acrostichopteris Fontaine 1889
+
+
Invalid names: Baieropsis denticulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Acrostichopteris expansa Fontaine 1889
†Acrostichopteris fimbriata Knowlton 1907
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Baieropsis foliosa Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Acrostichopteris parvifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris parcelobata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Baieropsis longifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Baieropsis Fontaine 1889
G. †Cicatricosisporites Potonie and Gelletich 1933
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†Cicatricosisporites annulatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites apicanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
†Cicatricosisporites baqueroensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites claricanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
†Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933
†Cicatricosisporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hill 1976
†Cicatricosisporites ethmos Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites giganteus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites hughesi Dettmann 1963
†Cicatricosisporites kashmiriensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
†Cicatricosisporites ludbrookiae Dettmann et al. 1987
†Cicatricosisporites microstriatus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
†Cicatricosisporites mohrioides Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites nuni Horowitz 1975
†Cicatricosisporites pramparoana Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Cicatricosisporites sewardi Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites ticoensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites wakkachuensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
G. †Cicatricososporites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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†Cicatricososporites decussatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Cicatricososporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hills 1976
G. †Klukisporites Couper 1958
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†Klukisporites apunctus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Klukisporites foveolatus Pocock 1965
†Klukisporites labiatus Baldoni and Archangelsky 1983
†Klukisporites lacunus Filatoff 1975
†Klukisporites neovariegatus Filatoff 1975
†Klukisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
†Klukisporites scaberis Dettmann 1963
†Klukisporites tuberosus Archangelsky 1983
†Klukisporites variegatus Couper 1958
†Klukisporites venkatachalae Tripathi 1990
G. †Lygodiumsporites Potonié 1956
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†Lygodiumsporites edelii Mathur and Chopra 1982
†Lygodiumsporites eocenicus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Lygodiumsporites lakiensis Sah and Kar 1969
G. †Microfoveolatosporites Nakoman 1966
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G. †Mintopteris Radforth and Walton 1960
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†Mintopteris hirsuta Radforth and Walton 1960
G. Mohria Swartz 1806
G. †Mohriopsis Appert 1973
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†Mohriopsis plastica Appert 1973
G. †Neyvelia Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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†Neyvelia riedeli Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. †Norimbergia Gothan 1914
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†Norimbergia braunii Goeppert 1914
G. †Pastoria Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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†Pastoria schizoneura Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. †Pelletieria Seward 1913
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†Pelletieria valdensis Seward 1913
G. †Pelletixia Watson and Hill 1982
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†Pelletixia amelguita Skog 1982
G. †Protornithopteris Reed 1947
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†Protornithopteris fremonti Knowlton 1947
G. †Ruffordia Seward 1894
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†Ruffordia acrodenta Fontaine 1890
†Ruffordia goepperti Dunker 1844
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis sphenopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris spatulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris thysopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris heteromorpha Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. Schizaea Smith 1793
G. †Schizaeangium Bohra and Sharma 1978
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†Schizaeangium jurassica Bohra and Sharma 1978
G. †Schizaeoisporites Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
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†Schizaeoisporites crassimurus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Schizaeoisporites ghoshii Ramanujam 1967
†Schizaeoisporites minimus Ramanujam 1967
†Schizaeoisporites minor Pocock 1964
†Schizaeoisporites phaseolus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Schizaeoisporites pseudorogensis Weyland and Greifeild 1953
†Schizaeoisporites sinuata Ramanujam 1967
G. †Schizaeopsis Berry 1911
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†Schizaeopsis americana Berry 1917
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Invalid names: Baieropsis macrophylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Schizaeopsis expansa Fontaine 1911 [synonym]
G. †Schizaeopteris Stopes and Fujii 1910
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†Schizaeopteris mesozoica Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. †Senftenbergia Corda 1845
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†Senftenbergia elegans Corda 1845
G. †Undulatisporites Pflug 1953
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†Undulatisporites microcutis Thomson and Pflug 1953
†Undulatisporites sinuosis Groot and Groot 1962
G. †Waldenburgia Gothan 1950
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Invalid names: Anemieae Swartz [empty], Lygodieae [empty]
Invalid names: Osmundales [empty]
G. †Protopteris Sternberg 1838
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†Protopteris punctata Sternberg 1838
G. †Pseudosalvinia Piton 1940
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†Pseudosalvinia dubia Piton 1940
G. †Pterygopteris Johansson 1922
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†Pterygopteris angelini Nathorst 1922
G. †Punctatosporites Ibrahim 1933
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†Punctatosporites dulcis Venkatachala and Kar 1968
†Punctatosporites morosus Venkatachala and Kar 1968
G. †Schizopteris Brongniart 1828
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†Schizopteris anomala Brongniart 1828
Fm. †Tempskyaceae Read and Brown 1936
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G. †Tempskya Corda 1845
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†Tempskya pulchra Corda 1845
†Tempskya whitei Berry 1911
G. †Verrucosisporites Potonie and Kremp 1954
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†Verrucosisporites diversus Bharadwaj and Salujha 1965
†Verrucosisporites dubius Sah and Jain 1965
†Verrucosisporites gondwanensis Srivastava 1970
†Verrucosisporites jenensis Reinhardt 1964
†Verrucosisporites krempii Mädler 1964
†Verrucosisporites longiletus Mathur and Mathur 1969
†Verrucosisporites major Burden and Hills 1989
†Verrucosisporites minutus Menendez and Azcuy 1971
†Verrucosisporites varians Volkheimer 1972
†Verrucosisporites varius Maheshwari 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleozoic to the top of the Holocene or 538.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 393.3 Ma

Collections (4953 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic - Triassic538.8 - 201.4Chile (Ovalle) Cladophlebis sp. (222433)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guizhou) Laevigatosporites comutatus (22765)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) Caulopteris sp. (22856)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Caulopteris antiqua, Caulopteris peregrina (14220)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Convolutispora cerebra (22772)
Givetian - Emsian387.7 - 393.3Saudi Arabia Verrucosisporites premnus, Verrucosisporites scurrus (23520)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Nunavut) Verrucosisporites multituberculata, Verrucosisporites premnus (22873)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Convolutispora disparalis (22794)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Arizona) Convolutispora sp. (22756)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium Verrucosisporites sp., Convolutispora sp. (22904)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Verrucosisporites variabilis, Verrucosisporites grandis, Convolutispora flexosa (23422)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Verrucosisporites premnus, Verrucosisporites uncatus, Verrucosisporites grandis, Verrucosisporites lebedianensis, Verrucosisporites proscurrus, Convolutispora cerebra (22763) Verrucosisporites premnus, Verrucosisporites uncatus, Verrucosisporites grandis, Verrucosisporites proscurrus, Convolutispora cerebra (22766 22770)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Nunavut) Verrucosisporites confertus (22869)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Verrucosisporites bulliferus, Verrucosisporites premnus, Verrucosisporites spp., Convolutispora caperata (179176)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Adiantites spectabilis (24177)
Frasnian - Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Maryland) Verrucosisporites rarituberculatus, Convolutispora subtilis (23578)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Michigan) Zeilleria stellata (21217)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) Caulopteris lockwoodi (14219)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Pseudobornia ursina (22893 22894)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Adiantites spectabilis (24509) Verrucosisporites nitidus, Verrucosisporites scurrus, Convolutispora opressa (23012)