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Paripteris gigantea

Taxonomy
Neuropteris gigantea was named by Sternberg (1825). It is not extant. It is the type species of Paripteris.

It was recombined as Paripteris gigantea by Gothan (1941).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Neuropteris gigantea Sternberg
1941Paripteris gigantea Gothan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusParipterisGothan 1941
RankNameAuthor
speciesgigantea(Sternberg 1825)

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.

†Paripteris gigantea Sternberg 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Jiusian to the top of the Bashkirian or 345.30000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) Neuropteris gigantea (12421)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Neuropteris gigantea (12694 12983 12984)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Neuropteris gigantea (11209)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Neuropteris gigantea (13146)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Turkey Paripteris gigantea (27825)
Jiusian345.3 - 339.4China (Guangdong) Neuropteris gigantea (55693 55694 55696 55698)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Ukraine Paripteris gigantea (228666)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.2 - 298.9USA (Colorado) Neuropteris gigantea (11206)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) Neuropteris gigantea (33320)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Colorado) Neuropteris gigantea (11207)
Morrowan - Atokan318.1 - 311.45USA (Colorado) Neuropteris gigantea (11205)
Westphalian - Carboniferous318.1 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Neuropteris gigantea (12031)