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Osmunda
Description | Osmunda is a genus of primarily temperate-zone ferns of family Osmundaceae. Five to ten species have been listed for this genus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmunda, 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 : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Osmunda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Osmunda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Osmunda L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. J. Hickey. 1977. Stratigraphy and paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Early Tertiary) of western North Dakota. The Geological Society of America Memoir 150:1-183 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Safsor, Königsfarn, Flowering Fern, Osmonde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmunda |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Osmunda abyssinica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda affinis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Osmunda delawarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda dicksonioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda dubiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda gigantea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda greenlandica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Osmunda herbacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda hilsenbergii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda hollicki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda hybrida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda lancea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda macrophylla ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 56.8 Ma Paleocene | |
Osmunda major species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda mildei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda regalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda ruggii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda sepulta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda spectabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osmunda sphenopteroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Aurealcaulis W.D.Tidwell & L.R.Parker, 1987 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Aurealcaulis |
Osmundum | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Osmundum |
Struthopteris Bernh. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Struthopteris |
Aphyllocalpa Lag. et al. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Aphyllocalpa |
Aphyllocalpa Lagasca, García & Clemente, 1802 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Aphyllocalpa |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1899 | Osmunda Knowlton |
1977 | Osmunda Hickey |
1993 | Osmunda McIver and Basinger |
2000 | Osmunda Mabberley |
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!
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