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Metzgeriites
| Description | Metzgeriites is a genus of fossil liverwort. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metzgeriites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Jungermanniopsida : Metzgeriales : Metzgeriites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Bryophyta : Marchantiopsida : Metzgeriales : Metzgeriites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Metzgeriites W.C.Steere, 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. A. Lapasha and C. N. Miller. 1985. Flora of the Early Cretaceous Kootenai Formation in Montana, Bryophytes and Tracheophytes Excluding Conifers. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 196:111-145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metzgeriites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Metzgeriites barkolensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites exhibens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites glebosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites infracretaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Metzgeriites multifidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites multiramea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metzgeriites yuxianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1946 | Metzgeriites Steere |
| 1985 | Metzgeriites Lapasha and Miller |
References
| Lapasha C. A., Miller C. N. (1985) Flora of the Early Cretaceous Kootenai Formation in Montana, Bryophytes and Tracheophytes Excluding Conifers, Palaeontographica Abteilung B 196, 111-145 |
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!
