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Peltaspermum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Peltaspermum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Peltaspermaceae : Peltaspermum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Peltaspermum T.M.Harris, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Meddelelser om Grønland 112: -. [3-104] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 174 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Peltaspermum bornemannii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Peltaspermum martinsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1937 | Peltaspermum Harris |
| 1970 | Peltaspermum Andrews |
| 1981 | Peltaspermum Retallack |
| 1982 | Peltaspermum Holmes |
| 1984 | Peltaspermum Meyen p. 89 |
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!
