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Cycadolepis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadeoideaceae : Cycadolepis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Bennettitales : Cycadolepis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cycadolepis Saporta, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 228 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 105 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Watson and C. A. Sincock. 1992. Bennettitales of the English Wealden. The Palaeontographical Society 145(588):1-228 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cycadolepis cedricii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cycadolepis coriacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Cycadolepis crawleyeana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cycadolepis cromwellensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cycadolepis involuta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Cycadolepis markii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cycadolepis shuteana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cycadolepis villosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1875 | Cycadolepis Saporta p. 201 figs. Pl. 14, fig. 4 |
1992 | Cycadolepis Watson and Sincock |
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!