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Baiera ✝
| Description | Baiera is a genus of prehistoric gymnosperms in the order Ginkgoales. It is related to the genera Ginkgo and Ginkgoites. It is lobed into four segments and has no stalk. Fossils of Baiera have been known from the Permian to the Cretaceous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiera, 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 : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoaceae : Baiera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Baiera C.F.W.Braun, 1843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 295 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Dietl and G. Schweigert. 2011. Im Reich der Meerengel. Der Nusplinger Plattenkalk und seine Fossilien. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiera |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Baiera arizonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baiera baetica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baiera baishanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Baiera brevifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baiera digitata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Baiera incurvata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baiera mansfeldensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Fucoides digitatis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Baiera Braun |
| 1967 | Baiera Jain and Delevoryas |
| 1970 | Baiera Andrews |
| 2010 | Baiera Moisan et al. |
| 2011 | Baiera Dietl and Schweigert |
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!
