Cladophlebis
| Cladophlebis Temporal range: Permian to Campanian ~279–70 Ma | |
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| Cladophlebis nebbensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Filicopsida |
| Order: | Filicales |
| Genus: | Cladophlebis Brongniart 1849 |
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Cladophlebis is an extinct genus of fern which grew during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras (299 to 72 million years ago).[1] It was a common plant during that time in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and belonged to the order of plants called Filicales.
Species
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.
Distribution
Fossils of Cladophlebis have been found in many locations around the world, among others in the Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia,[2] and the Winton Formation, Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ Cladophlebis at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Monje et al., 2016, p.38
- ↑ McLoughlin et al., 1995
Bibliography
- McLoughlin, S.; A.N. Drinnan, and A.C. Rozefelds. 1995. A Cenomanian Flora from the Winton Formation, Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38. 273-313.
- Monje Durán, Camila; Camila Martínez; Ignacio Escapa, and Santiago Madriñán. 2016. Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia. Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 29-42. Accessed 2017-03-31.
External links
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- About Mesozoic Pteridophylls Jstor.com
- Cladophlebis austalis Natural History Museum
- Range map for Cladophlebis from the PaleoBiology Database
