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Marattiaceae

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Marattiaceae Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 54
1919Marattiaceae Knowlton
2000Marattiaceae Mabberley p. 438
2016Marattiaceae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl

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.

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
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 (215 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 - 358.9USA (New York) Caulopteris lockwoodi (14219)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Michigan) Zeilleria stellata (21217)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Quebec) Caulopteris sp. (21231)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Megaphyton magnificum, Megaphyton humile (13145)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Caulopteris sp. (12919)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Scolecopteris gnoma, Scolecopteris altissima (12918)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Zeilleria delicatula (12697 12700)
Namurian - Westphalian A330.9 - 316.9Spain (Leon) Psaronius sp. (37358)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA Zeilleria avoldensis (13272)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Acitheca polymorpha (24638) Caulopteris sp. (24647)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium Psaronius sp. (37495)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Scolecopteris minor, Psaronius renaultii (37376)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Zeilleria sp., Renaultia sp. (11189)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Indiana) Psaronius spp. (11041 11042 11043 11051 11053 11054 11104 11105 11107 11108)
Westphalian D - Moscovian309.8 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Zeilleria sp., Renaultia sp. (21275)
Westphalian D - Khamovnikian309.8 - 304.8Germany (Saarland) Renaultia schatzlarensis (32504)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Scolecopteris sp. 1, Scolecopteris sp. 2 (33462)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Germany Megaphyton sp. (25394 25397)