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Dicranopteris

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Dicranopteris was named by Bernhardi (1805). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gleicheniaceae by Bernhardi (1805), Knowlton (1919), Chandler (1963) and I (2016).

Species
D. hantoniensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Dicranopteris Bernhardi
1919Dicranopteris Knowlton
1963Dicranopteris Chandler p. 32
2016Dicranopteris I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusDicranopterisBernhardi 1805

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. Dicranopteris Bernhardi 1805
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 237.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Virginia) D. sp. (24110)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) D. hantonensis (24106)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) D. sp. (169981)