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Ornamentifera

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4888366https://www.gbif.org/species/4888366
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)276671https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=276671
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Ornamentifera
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Ornamentifera
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderGleichenialesJud 2011
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusOrnamentiferaN.A.Bolchovitina 1966
Scientific NameOrnamentifera N.A.Bolchovitina, 1966
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ornamentiferagenusbelongs to Gleicheniaceaestated with evidenceBolkhovitina, 1966
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)V. Perez Loinaze, S. Archangelsky, and G. Cladera. 2011. Palynostratigraphic study of the Early Cretaceous Río Mayer and Kachaike formations at the Quebrada El Moro Section, Austral Basin, southwestern Argentina. Cretaceous Research (34):161-171

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Ornamentifera echinata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Ornamentifera minima
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Ornamentifera sentosa
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Ornamentifera tuberculata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Ornamentifera Bolkhovitina

References

Perez Loinaze V., Archangelsky S., et al (2011) Palynostratigraphic study of the Early Cretaceous Río Mayer and Kachaike formations at the Quebrada El Moro Section, Austral Basin, southwestern Argentina, Cretaceous Research 34, 161-171 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.015
Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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