Cladophlebis
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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 |
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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). It was a common plant during that time 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.
Fossils of Cladophlebis have been found in many locations around the world, among others in the Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia, and the Winton Formation, Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia.
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