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Caytoniaceae ✝
| Description | The Caytoniaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caytoniaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniales : Caytoniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Caytoniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane. 1997. The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: a Cladistic Study | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caytoniaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sagenopteris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 278 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Caytoniaceae Meyen p. 89 |
| 1985 | Caytoniaceae Lapasha and Miller |
| 1997 | Caytoniaceae Kenrick and Crane |
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!
