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Sagenopteris ✝
| Description | Sagenopteris is a genus of extinct seed ferns from the Triassic to late Early Cretaceous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagenopteris, 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 : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae : Sagenopteris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniales : Caytoniaceae : Sagenopteris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sagenopteris K.B.Presl, 1838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 94 Ma 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/Sagenopteris |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sagenopteris acutifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris alaskensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris elliptica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sagenopteris emmonsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris grandifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris latifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris magnifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris mclearni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sagenopteris nervosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris oregonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris paucireticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris suspecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris virginiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenopteris williamsii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Phyllopteris A.T.Brongniart, 1849 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae : Phyllopteris |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Sagenopteris Presl |
| 1967 | Sagenopteris Jain and Delevoryas |
| 1976 | Sagenopteris Bychkov et al. |
| 1985 | Sagenopteris Lapasha and Miller |
| 1838 | Sagenopteris Presl |
| 1849 | Phyllopteris Brongniart |
| 1967 | Sagenopteris Jain and Delevoryas |
| 1976 | Sagenopteris Bychkov et al. |
| 1985 | Sagenopteris Lapasha and Miller |
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!
