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Todisporites major

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Todisporites major was named by Couper (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Todisporites major Couper
1958Todisporites major Couper
1968Todisporites major Venkatachala
1976Todisporites major Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
genusTodisporitesCouper 1958
speciesmajorCouper 1953

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.

Todisporites major Couper 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 196.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Neuquén) Todisporites major (151448)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Todisporites major (31317 31319)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Todisporites major (224785)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Egypt (Western Desert) Todisporites major (142198 142200 142201)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Maranhão) Todisporites major (150515)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Egypt (Western Desert) Todisporites major (142202 142203 142204 142205)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Todisporites major (34141)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Todisporites major (142206 142207)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Todisporites major (150182)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Todisporites major (150882 168393 168394)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Todisporites major (137142)