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Hydropteris ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Hydropteridiaceae : Hydropteris | ||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. W. Rothwell and R. A. Stockey. 1994. The Role of Hydropteris pinnata gen. et. sp. nov. In Reconstructing the cladistics of Heterosporous Ferns. American Journal of Botany 81(4):479-492 | ||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hydropteris pinnata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1994 | Hydropteris Rothwell and Stockey |
References
| Rothwell G. W., Stockey R. A. (1994) The Role of Hydropteris pinnata gen. et. sp. nov. In Reconstructing the cladistics of Heterosporous Ferns, American Journal of Botany 81 4, 479-492 |
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!
