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Sphagnites

Sphagnaceae

Taxonomy
Sphagnites was named by Cookson. It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

It was assigned to Sphagnaceae by Cranwell and Srivastava (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Sphagnites Cranwell and Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
familySphagnaceae
genusSphagnitesCookson

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. †Sphagnites Cookson
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Sphagnites antiquasporites Cranwell and Srivastava 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India S. sp. (224605)