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Mertensides ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marattiaceae : Mertensides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 247 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. S. Pineda. 1961. Paleontología del Triásico superior de Sonora. Parte II. Flora fósil de la formación Santa Clara (Cárnico) del Estado de Sonora. Paleontologia Mexicana 11:36pp |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mertensides bullatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1883 | Mertensides Fontaine |
1961 | Mertensides Pineda |
References
Pineda A. S. (1961) Paleontología del Triásico superior de Sonora. Parte II. Flora fósil de la formación Santa Clara (Cárnico) del Estado de Sonora, Paleontologia Mexicana 11, 36pp |
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!