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Spermatophytata
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Rank | unranked clade (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Spermatophytata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 339 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane. 1997. The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: a Cladistic Study |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Lyginopteridaceae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Medullosaceae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 517 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Euspermatoclides unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Hydraspermaceae unranked clade | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1997 | Spermatophytata Kenrick and Crane |
References
Kenrick P., Crane P.R. (1997) , The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: a Cladistic Study |
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!