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Appendicisporites

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8203286https://www.gbif.org/species/8203286
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)274327https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=274327
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderSchizaealesJud 2011
genusAppendicisporitesH.Weyland & W.Krieger 1953
Scientific NameAppendicisporites H.Weyland & W.Krieger, 1953
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Appendicisporitesgenusbelongs to Schizaealesstated with evidenceWeyland and Greifeld, 1953
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)16
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (6.3%)
First Recorded Appearance145 - 129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Poignant. 1968. Les Algues du toit des bauxites des environs de Mazaugues. Revue de Micropaléontologie 2(4):233-240

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Appendicisporites auritus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Appendicisporites concentricus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Appendicisporites distocarinatus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		15129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites erdtmanii ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites ethmos ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites giganticus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		3125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites insignis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites jansonii ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Appendicisporites matesovae ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Appendicisporites perforatus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Appendicisporites potomacensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		6125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites pschekhaensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites robustus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Appendicisporites sellingi ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Appendicisporites stylosus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Appendicisporites tricornitatus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		12130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Appendicisporites unicus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1953Appendicisporites Weyland and Greifeld

References

Poignant A. (1968) Les Algues du toit des bauxites des environs de Mazaugues, Revue de Micropaléontologie 2 4, 233-240
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 included species - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Taylor, T. N.; Taylor, E. L.; Krings, M. (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Second Edition. Academic Press, 1252 pp. - 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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