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Marattiaceae
| Description | Marattiaceae is the only family of extant (living) ferns in the order Marattiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Marattiales is the only order in the subclass Marattiidae. The family has six genera and about 110 species. Many are different in appearance from other ferns, having large fronds and fleshy rootstocks. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae, 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 : Marattiales : Marattiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marattiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Marattiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Enum. Filic.: 31. 8 Apr-29 Mai | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (15%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. W. Pfefferkorn. 1976. Pennsylvanian tree fern compressions Caulopteris, Megaphyton, and Artisophyton gen. nov. in Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 492:1-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Angiopteris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caulopteris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Christensenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Danaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eupodium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Goolandia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Kankakeea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Marattia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Marattiopsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 72 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Megaphyton genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Mertensides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 252 Ma Permian | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Mesozoisynangia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ptisana genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Zeilleria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Danaeaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Danaeaceae |
| Kaulfussiaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Kaulfussiaceae |
| Christenseniaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Christenseniaceae |
| Angiopteridaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Angiopteridaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Marattiaceae Mabberley p. 438 |
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!
