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Glyptolepis

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis was named by Schimper (1872). It is not extant. Its type is Glyptolepis keuperiana.

It was assigned to Coniferophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Coniferales by Axsmith and Taylor (1997).

Species
G. keuperiana (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Glyptolepis Schimper
1970Glyptolepis Andrews
1997Glyptolepis Axsmith and Taylor p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
genusGlyptolepis

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. †Glyptolepis Schimper 1872
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Glyptolepis keuperiana Schimper 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Carnian or 252.17000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2China (Guangdong) G. sp. 1 (30041)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Franken) G. platysperma, G. keuperiana (24835)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Virginia/North Carolina) G. platysperma (24383)