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Dicksonia
| Description | Dicksonia is a genus of tree ferns in the order Cyatheales. It is regarded as related to Cyathea, but is considered to retain more primitive traits, dating back at least to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The fossil record includes stems, pinnules, and spores. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicksonia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Dicksonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Dicksonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dicksonia L'Heritier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. L. Dutra and D. J. Batten. 2000. Upper Cretaceous floras of King George Island, West Antarctica, and their palaeoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications. Cretaceous Research (21):181-209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Tree Fern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicksonia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dicksonia antarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia arborescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia archboldii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia baudouinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia berteriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia blumei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia brackenridgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia coriacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia deplanchei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia externa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia fibrosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia herbertii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia hieronymi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia karsteniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia lanata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia lanigera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia marginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia mollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia munzingeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia oregonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia pachyphylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia patagonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia perriei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia perrieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia sciurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia sellowiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia spruceana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia squarrosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia stuebelii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia thyrsopteroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia timorensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicksonia youngiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Balantium Kaulf. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Balantium |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1788 | Dicksonia Lheritier |
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!
