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Cladophlebis constricta ✝
| Description | Cladophlebis is an extinct genus of fern which grew during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras (299 to 72 million years ago). It was a common plant during that time in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and belonged to the order of plants called Filicales. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladophlebis_constricta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis : Cladophlebis constricta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Cladophlebis : Cladophlebis constricta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Cladophlebis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cladophlebis constricta Fontaine, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper 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/Cladophlebis_constricta |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Cladophlebis constricta Fontaine |
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!
