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Microtaenia paucifolia

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Sphenopteris paucifolia was named by Hall (1845). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Microtaenia paucifolia by Knowlton (1917) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Sphenopteris paucifolia Hall
1917Microtaenia paucifolia Knowlton
1919Microtaenia paucifolia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusMicrotaeniaKnowlton 1918
speciespaucifolia(Hall 1845)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Microtaenia paucifolia (34972)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Microtaenia paucifolia (31382)