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Polypodiales
| Description | The order Polypodiales encompasses the major lineages of polypod ferns, which comprise more than 80% of today's fern species. They are found in many parts of the world including tropical, semitropical and temperate areas. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypodiales, 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 : Polypodiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Polypodiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 18 (22%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 295 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. A. Jud. 2011. Unpublished taxonomic opinions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ウラボシ, Stensöteordningen | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypodiales |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aspeniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aspleniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 53 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Athyriaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Blechnaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 79 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cystodiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystopteridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Davalliaceaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Dennstaedtiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Desmophlebiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Didymochlaenaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplaziopsidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dryopteridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 61 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hemidictyaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypodematiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lindsaeaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lomariopsidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lonchitidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nephrolepidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Oleandraceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Onocleaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polypodiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 209 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pteridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 100 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhachidosoraceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhachidosoridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saccolomataceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectariaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thelypteridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Woodsiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acrostichopteris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Aspidium genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Davallia genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Drynaria genus | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gleichenites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 119 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Histiopteris genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nephrolepis genus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polypodiisporites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 104 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Pteridium genus | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pterisorus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pyrrosia genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Saportaea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 290 Ma Permian | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Solenostelopteris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Stramineopteris ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tigrisporites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Polypodiales Tryon and Tryon |
| 2007 | Polypodiales Cladera et al. |
| 2011 | Polypodiales Jud |
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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