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Cordaitanthaceae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitanthales : Cordaitanthaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Cordaitanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gothania ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mitrospermum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Nucellangium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Cordaitanthaceae Meyen p. 90 |
References
| Meyen S. V. (1984) Basic features of gymnosperm systematics and phylogeny as evidenced by the fossil record, Botanical Review 50 1, 1-111 |
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!
