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Lygodium kaulfussi

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Lygodiaceae

Taxonomy
Lygodium kaulfussi was named by Heer [for synonomy see La Motte (1952)].

It was corrected as Lygodium kaulfussii by Knowlton (1919), MacGinitie (1941) and Liu et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
p. 400 figs. Pl. 8, fig. 21
YearName and author
1861Lygodium kaulfussi Heer
1870Lygodium neuropteroides Lesquereux
1880Lygodium kaulfussi Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 47
1919Lygodium kaulfussii Knowlton
1941Lygodium kaulfussii MacGinitie p. 97
1962Lygodium kaulfussi Chandler p. 20
1963Lygodium kaulfussi Chandler p. 36
1996Lygodium kaulfussii Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSchizaeales
familyLygodiaceaeRoem 1840
genusLygodiumSwartz 1800
specieskaulfussiHeer

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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Invalid names: Lygodium neuropteroides Lesquereux 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Rupelian or 55.80000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Lygodium kaulfussii (24419)
Ypresian - Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lygodium kaulfussi (23395)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Lygodium kaulfussi (11342 11364)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Lygodium kaulfussi (11319 11326 11327 11330 11344 11345 11346 11347 11454 11455 11460 11464 11465 11466 11467 11468 11469 11470 11471 11479 11480 11483 11484 11498)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Lygodium kaulfussi (10802 10973 10974)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Lygodium kaulfussi (28702 28706 28710 28711 28712 28715 28719 28720 28721 28724 28725 28729 28731 28735 28736 28740 28741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Colorado) Lygodium kaulfussii (24415 24417)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2China (Guangdong) Lygodium kaulfussii (223802)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Lygodium kaulfussi (24201)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Wyoming) Lygodium kaulfussi (24087 24090 24198)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (California) Lygodium kaulfussi (24000)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.6 - 33.9China (Liaoning) Lygodium kaulfussii (223815)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Lygodium kaulfussi (24106)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Lygodium kaulfussi (24109)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lygodium kaulfussii (68021)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) Lygodium kaulfussii (24984)