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Nilssoniopteris ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Nilssoniopteris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Bennettitales : Nilssoniopteris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Nilssoniopteris A.G.Nathorst, 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 228 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 152 - 140 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Watson and C. A. Sincock. 1992. Bennettitales of the English Wealden. The Palaeontographical Society 145(588):1-228 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nilssoniopteris ciniza species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nilssoniopteris musafolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nilssoniopteris schenkiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nilssoniopteris waterhouseii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Nilssoniopteris Nathorst p. 29 |
| 1992 | Nilssoniopteris Watson and Sincock |
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!
