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Asplenites

Taxonomy
Asplenites was named by Colla (1829). It is not extant. Its type is Asplenites trichomanes.

It was assigned to Asplenieae by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1879); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. praeallosuroides, A. trichomanes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Asplenites Colla
1879Asplenites Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 34
1970Asplenites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusAsplenitesColla 1829

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. †Asplenites Colla 1829
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†Asplenites praeallosuroides Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
†Asplenites trichomanes Colla 1829
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Jurassic to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 201.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. lanceolatus (35171)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) A. tenellus (35189)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) A. tenellum (34921 34970)