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Cycadeoideales ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Cycadeoideales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. V. Meyen. 1984. Basic features of gymnosperm systematics and phylogeny as evidenced by the fossil record. Botanical Review 50(1):1-111 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sturianthaceae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bucklandia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Conites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 32 | 279 Ma Permian | 55.8 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1916 | Cycadeoideales Berry p. 36 |
2001 | Cycadeoideales Doweld p. xvii |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!