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Alethopteris valida ✝
| Description | Alethopteris is a prehistoric plant genus of fossil Pteridospermatophyta (seed ferns) that developed in the Carboniferous period (around 360 to 300 million years ago). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alethopteris_valida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris : Alethopteris valida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Alethopteridae : Alethopteris : Alethopteris valida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Alethopteris | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Alethopteris valida Boulay, 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. L. Dilcher, T. A. Lott, and B. J. Axsmith. 2005. Fossil plants from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama. Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alethopteris_valida |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1876 | Alethopteris valida Boulay |
References
| Dilcher D. L., Lott T. A., et al (2005) Fossil plants from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama |
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!
