Pecopteris
| Pecopteris Temporal range:
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| Partial frond of Pecopteris villosa from Mazon Creek (Carboniferous )
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| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Filicopsida |
| Order: | Marattiales |
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| Genus: | Pecopteris Brongn. |
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Approximately 250 to 300, see text. | |
Pecopteris is a very common
[2] Pecopteris first appeared in the Devonian period, but flourished in the Carboniferous, especially the Pennsylvanian. Plants bearing these leaves became extinct in the Permian period, due to swamps disappearing and temperatures on Earth dropping.[3]Etymology
Pecopteris is derived from the Greek pekin, (to comb), and pteris, (a fern).[4] This is because the leaflets of Pecopteris fronds are arranged like the teeth on a comb.[5]
Species
As of 1997, there have been 250-300 species assigned to Pecopteris.[6]
In
form genus Pecopteris was located in outcrop Morro Papalé in the city of Mariana Pimentel. They are in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian in Permian.[7]
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Pecopteris unita -
Pecopteris on display at the State Museum of Pennsylvania -
Pecopteris in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor
References
- ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.
- ISBN 0-13-651589-4.
- ^ "Pecopteris fossils". Earth Sciences Museum. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ISBN 0-671-41819-X.
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Volume II, 1976, pg. 1662.
- ^ "Research Training Program". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Afloramento Morro do Papaléo, Mariana Pimentel, RS
External links
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