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Sagenopteris ✝
Description | Sagenopteris is a genus of extinct seed ferns from the Triassic to late Early Cretaceous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagenopteris, 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 : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae : Sagenopteris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniales : Caytoniaceae : Sagenopteris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sagenopteris K.B.Presl, 1838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. A. Lapasha and C. N. Miller. 1985. Flora of the Early Cretaceous Kootenai Formation in Montana, Bryophytes and Tracheophytes Excluding Conifers. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 196:111-145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagenopteris |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sagenopteris acutifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris alaskensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris elliptica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Sagenopteris emmonsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris grandifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris latifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris magnifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris mclearni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Sagenopteris nervosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris oregonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris paucireticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris suspecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris virginiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sagenopteris williamsii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Phyllopteris A.T.Brongniart, 1849 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae : Phyllopteris |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1838 | Sagenopteris Presl |
1967 | Sagenopteris Jain and Delevoryas |
1976 | Sagenopteris Bychkov et al. |
1985 | Sagenopteris Lapasha and Miller |
1838 | Sagenopteris Presl |
1849 | Phyllopteris Brongniart |
1967 | Sagenopteris Jain and Delevoryas |
1976 | Sagenopteris Bychkov et al. |
1985 | Sagenopteris Lapasha and Miller |
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!