Parent taxon: Pteridopsida according to S. Archangelsky 1973
Sister taxa: Achradosporis, Apiculatasporites, Chelepteris, Choffatia, Cingulatisporites, Clavatisporites, Clavatriletes, Cyathidites, Deltoidospora, Echinatisporis, Foveasporis, Granulatisporites, Grapnelispora, Interlobulites, Ischyosporites, Kirchheimerisporites, Leiotriletes, Lepidodendrites, Marattisporites, Monolites, Osmundacidites, Pteridacidites, Scabramonoletes, Todisporites, Triletes, Triloboxylon, Waltzispora, Lophosoriaceae, Marsileales, Cheiropleuriaceae, Polypodiaceoisporites, Reticuloidosporites, Capsispora, Magnastriatites, Crassoretitriletes, Hymenophyllopsidaceae, Lygodiidites, Psilotidae, Vittariaceae, Lygodioisporites, Filicales, Ophioglossidae, Lametatriletes, Kyrtomisporis, Monachosoraceae, Striatella
Subtaxa: Matonisporites cooksonae Matonisporites cooksoniae Matonisporites cooksonii Matonisporites crassiangulatus Matonisporites equiexinus Matonisporites excavatus Matonisporites kutchensis Matonisporites ornamentalis Matonisporites phlebopteroides Matonisporites silvai Matonisporites simplex
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Atlantic (2)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Australia (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (5), Australia (3)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (6), Australia (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2), Argentina (5), Australia (8), the Bahamas (5), Brazil (29), Cote D'Ivoire (2), Egypt (7), India (1), Israel (4), Jordan (10), Morocco (1), Nigeria (1), Peru (1), Senegal (1), Spain (1), Sudan (6), United States (2: New Jersey)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Egypt (1)
• Jurassic of France (1), India (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1)
• Permian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
Total: 119 collections including 132 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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