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Actinopteris
Taxonomy
Actinopteris was named by Schenk (1865). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Neuropteridae by Andrews (1970); and to Pteridophyta by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).
It was assigned to Neuropteridae by Andrews (1970); and to Pteridophyta by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Actinopteris Schenk |
| 1970 | Actinopteris Andrews |
| 1976 | Actinopteris Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Actinopteris Chandra and Tewari |
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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.
G. †Actinopteris Schenk 1865
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†Actinopteris peltata Goeppert 1865
†Actinopteris quadrifolia Emmons 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Jurassic to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 201.40000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic | India (Rajasthan) | A. sp. (229180) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | India (Gujarat) | A. sp., A. peltata (224620) | |
| Cretaceous | India (Tamil Nadu) | A. sp. (229181) |