Cladophlebis

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Cladophlebis
Fossil range: Permian - Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Filicales
Genus: Cladophlebis
Brongniart (1849)

Cladophlebis is an extinct genus of fern which grew during the Mesozoic and late Paleozoic eras. It was a common plant during that time (284.4 to 70.6 million years ago) in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and belonged to the order of plants called Filicales.

There were many species of Cladophlebis, including: C. akhtashensis, C. arctica, C. browniana, C. denticulata, C. dunberi, C. haiburnensis, C. heterophylla, C. hirta, C. impressa, C. kurtzi, C. lobifolia, C. nebbensis, C. patagonica, C. phlebopteris, C. porsildi, C. readi, C. remota, C. roessertii, C. septentrionalis, C. simplicima, C. spectabilis, C. tenuis, C. wyomingensis, and C. yanschinii.


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  • McLoughlin, S., Drinnan, A.N., and Rozefelds, A.C. (1995). "A Cenomanian Flora from the Winton Formation, Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38(1): 273-313

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