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Marattiales

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales

Taxonomy
Marattiales is an order. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Filices by Knowlton (1919); to Filicopsida by Moisan et al. (2010); and to Marattiidae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Marattiales Knowlton
2010Marattiales Moisan et al.
2016Marattiales I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
orderMarattiales
orderMarattiales

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.

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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
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Scolecopteris elegans Zenker 1837
Invalid names: Palaeojulus Geinitz 1873 [synonym]
G. †Tubiculites Grand'Eury 1877
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Tubiculites relaxatomaximum Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Winchellina Herzer 1893
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Winchellina fascina Herzer 1893
G. †Zeilleria Kidston 1884
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Zeilleria delicatula Sternberg 1884
G. †Ptychocarpus Weiss 1869
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Invalid names: Hydropteraceae [empty]
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 Middle Devonian to the top of the Holocene or 393.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.7 Ma

Collections (331 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) Caulopteris sp. (22856)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Caulopteris antiqua, Caulopteris peregrina (14220)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Quebec) Caulopteris sp. (21231)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Michigan) Zeilleria stellata (21217)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) Caulopteris lockwoodi (14219)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.9 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Asterotheca sp. (11196)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Caulopteris sp. (12919)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Zeilleria delicatula (12697 12700)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Spain Ptychocarpus sp. (11185 11186)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Megaphyton magnificum, Megaphyton humile (13145)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Asterotheca crenulata, Asterotheca cyathea, Asterotheca oreopteridia (11197) Asterotheca oreopteridia, Asterotheca hemitelliodes, Ptychocarpus unitus (12668)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Scolecopteris gnoma, Scolecopteris altissima (12918)
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902India (Kashmir) Alethopteris phegopteroides (224648)
Namurian - Westphalian A330.9 - 316.9Spain (Leon) Psaronius sp. (37358)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Argentina (Chubut) Asterotheca feruglioi (162148)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Ptychocarpus sp. (11190)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Asterotheca arborescens (11182) Asterotheca arborescens, Asterotheca hemiteloides, Acitheca polymorpha, Ptychocarpus candolliana, Ptychocarpus feminaeformis (24638) Asterotheca arborescens, Ptychocarpus candolliana (24639) Asterotheca arborescens, Ptychocarpus candolliana, Ptychocarpus unitus (24643) Caulopteris sp., Ptychocarpus feminaeformis (24647) Ptychocarpus candolliana (24640 24646)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA Zeilleria avoldensis (13272)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Scolecopteris minor, Psaronius renaultii (37376)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium Psaronius sp. (37495)