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Cordaitaceae

Cordaitopsida - Cordaitaceae

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by M. Uhen on 2008-06-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Cordaitaceae Jain and Delevoryas
2005Cordaitaceae Dilcher et al. p. 165
2018Cordaitaceae Wang et al. p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
classCordaitopsidaLesquereux 1880
familyCordaitaceae
familyCordaitaceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. †Acophyllum Zalessky 1929
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†Acophyllum wolzi Zalessky 1929
G. †Artisia Sternberg 1838
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†Artisia transversa Artis 1825
Invalid names: Sternbergia Artis 1825 [replaced]
G. †Cordaicarpon Geinitz 1862
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†Cordaicarpon cordai Geinitz 1855
G. †Noeggerathiopsis Feistmantel 1879
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†Noeggerathiopsis bunburyana Pant and Verma 1964
†Noeggerathiopsis conspicua Lele and Makada 1974
†Noeggerathiopsis fibrosa Pant and Verma 1964
†Noeggerathiopsis gondwanensis Lele and Maithy 1964
†Noeggerathiopsis hislopi Bunbury 1878
†Noeggerathiopsis indica Pant and Maithy 1964
†Noeggerathiopsis minor Chandra and Srivastava 1982
†Noeggerathiopsis papillosa Pant and Verma 1964
†Noeggerathiopsis robinsi Dawson 1893
†Noeggerathiopsis zeilleri Lele and Maithy 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Devonian to the top of the Norian or 382.31000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (209 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Canada (Quebec) Sternbergia sp. (21231)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) Sternbergia sp. (12421)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.86 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Artisia transversa (11196)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Artisia transversa (23933)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Artisia sp. (28982 31033)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Artisia sp., Cordaicarpon sp. (11197)
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902USA (West Virginia) Artisia approximata (13191)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine Artisia approximata (228666)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Argentina (Chubut) Noeggerathiopsis hislopi (162148)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.4 - 298.9USA (Colorado) Cordaicarpon sp. (11206)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 247.0India Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (30134)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 247.0India (Jharkhand) Noeggerathiopsis sp. (225067)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 247.0France (Lorraine) Artisia triassica (24727)
Middle Triassic247.0 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (29384)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Noeggerathiopsis sp. (23994 24031 24092)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Argentina (Mendoza) Noeggerathiopsis sp. (84244)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Russian Federation Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (30511)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4Russian Federation Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (30830)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Mendoza) Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (29372)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Chile Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 (29508)