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Protocephalopteris ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Rhacophytales : Protocephalopteris | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 403 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. N. Taylor, E. L. Taylor, and M. Krings. 2009. Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 2nd edition |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Protocephalopteris Ananiev |
References
Taylor T. N., Taylor E. L., et al (2009) , Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 2nd edition |
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!