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Lignophytia

Taxonomy
Lignophytia is an unranked clade.

It was assigned to Radiatopses by Kenrick and Crane (1997).

Sister taxa
Spermatophytata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Lignophytia Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
Radiatopses
Lignophytia
Lignophytia

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.

Unr. †Lignophytia
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G. †Cardioneura Zalessky 1934
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Cardioneura amadoca Zalessky 1934
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Supercl. †Magnolidra
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Cl. †Hamamelidopsida Kenrick and Crane 1997
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Invalid names: Hamamelidophyceae [replaced]
Invalid names: Gnetidra [empty]
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Supercl. †Coniferidra
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Invalid names: Pinidra [replaced]
Invalid names: Cordaitidra [empty]
Invalid names: Cycadatae [empty], Czekanowskiaceae [empty], Ginkgoatae [empty]
Fm. †Medullosaceae Göppert 1864
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G. †Colpoxylon Brongniart 1849
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Colpoxylon aeduense Brongniart 1849
G. †Mariopteris Zeiller 1879
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Mariopteris nervosa Brongniart 1879
G. †Myelopithys Corda 1845
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Myelopithys medullosa Corda 1845
G. †Myelopteris Renault 1874
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Myelopteris radiata Renault 1874
G. †Neuropteris Brongniart 1828
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Neuropteris acutifolia Grewingk 1849
Neuropteris castor Dawson 1882
G. †Porosus Cotta 1832
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Porosus communis Cotta 1832
G. †Pseudomariopteris Danze-Corsin 1953
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G. †Stenzelia Goeppert 1864
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Stenzelia elegans Cotta 1864
G. †Sutcliffia Scott 1906
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Sutcliffia insignis Scott 1906
G. †Weissites Goeppert 1836
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Weissites vescicularis Goeppert 1836
Subfm. †Whittleseyinae
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G. †Dolerotheca Halle 1933
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Dolerotheca fertilis Renault 1933
Invalid names: Hydraspermaceae [empty]
Invalid names: Protopityales Walton 1957 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 358.90000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (253 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Virginia) Neuropteris antiqua (232405)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9United Kingdom (Wales) Neuropteris antecedens (34465)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) Neuropteris eriana, Neuropteris selwyni, Neuropteris sp. (12421)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Missouri) Neuropteris fimbrianta, Neuropteris scheuschzeri, Neuropteris jenneyi, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris caudata, Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Neuropteris trichomanoides, Neuropteris dilatata, Mariopteris mazoniana (12122)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Pennsylvania) Neuropteris indet. (28294)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Mariopteris pottsvillea (12985 13015) Mariopteris pottsvillea, Mariopteris muricata (12694) Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Mariopteris pottsvillea (12984) Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris ovata (12983)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Mariopteris sp. (13511)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Neuropteris ampelina, Mariopteris muricata (11209)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.9 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Neuropteris caudata, Neuropteris elacerata, Neuropteris missouriensis, Neuropteris ovata, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Mariopteris dicipiens, Mariopteris spiniosa, Mariopteris sphenopteroides (11196)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Turkey Mariopteris mosana (27825) Neuropteris obliqua, Mariopteris beneckei (27824) Neuropteris obliqua, Mariopteris muricata (28300) Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris sp., Neuropteris ovata (28299)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangdong) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29825 29833)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Turkey Pseudomariopteris sp. 1 (30949)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangxi) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29952)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangsu) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29957)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Dolomites) Neuropteris rutimeyeri (24699)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Neuropteris remota (24820) Neuropteris schoenleiniana, Neuropteris remota (24814 24817)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Sud-Deutsche Senke) Neuropteris schoenleiniana, Neuropteris remota (24808)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Heilongjiang) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29578)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Hamamelididae HC21, Hamamelididae HC22 (48213) Ranunculidae HC227, Hamamelididae HC139 (48241 48244)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Coniferophytatae indet. (22835)