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Gleichenia hesperia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8587107https://www.gbif.org/species/8587107
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)337924https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=337924
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia : Gleichenia hesperia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia : Gleichenia hesperia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderGleichenialesJud 2011
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusGleicheniaSmith
speciesGleichenia hesperiaBrown 1962
Generic NameGleichenia
Scientific NameGleichenia hesperia Brown, 1962
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gleichenia hesperiaspeciesbelongs to Gleicheniastated with evidenceBrown, 1962
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. R. Manchester. 2014. Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene Flora. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae 70(3-4):153-210

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1962Gleichenia hesperia Brown p. 43 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1, 4

References

Manchester S. R. (2014) Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene Flora, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae 70 3-4, 153-210
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!
 
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