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Scleropteris distantifolia

Taxonomy
Scleropteris distantifolia was named by Fontaine (1899). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hay Creek, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Cretaceous Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Scleropteris distantifolia Fontaine
1919Scleropteris distantifolia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusScleropterisSaporta 1872
speciesdistantifoliaFontaine 1899

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.

Scleropteris distantifolia Fontaine 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Scleropteris distantifolia (type locality: 32047)