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Podocarpaceae (podocarp)

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Podocarpaceae Endlicher
1982Podocarpaceae Holmes
1984Podocarpaceae Meyen p. 90
1995Podocarpaceae McLoughlin et al.
2000Podocarpaceae Mabberley
2008Podocarpaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2010Podocarpaceae Moisan et al.
2015Podocarpaceae Gnaedinger et al.
2022Podocarpaceae Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Podocarpaceae Endlicher 1847 [podocarp]
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G. Acmopyle Pilger 1903
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†Acmopyle antarctica Florin 1940
†Acmopyle compactus Pole 1992
†Acmopyle engelhardti Florin 1940
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Invalid names: Podocarpus engelhardti Berry 1938 [replaced]
†Acmopyle florinii Hill and Carpenter 1991
†Acmopyle glabra Hill and Carpenter 1991
†Acmopyle setiger Hill and Carpenter 1991
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Invalid names: Dacrycarpus setiger Greenwood 1987 [replaced]
†Acmopyle tasmanica Hill and Carpenter 1991
G. †Apterocladus Archangelsky 1966
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†Apterocladus lanceolatus Archangelsky 1966
G. †Bellarinea Florin 1952
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†Bellarinea barklyi McCoy 1874
G. †Callialasporites Sukh-Dev 1961
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†Callialasporites grandis Sah and Jain 1965
†Callialasporites infirmus Mahmoud 2003
†Callialasporites rimalis Singh et al. 1964
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Invalid names: Callialasporites jaisalmerensis Srivastava 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Crassizonomonoletes Vishnu-Mittre [synonym], Tsugaepollenites Potonié 1958 [synonym]
G. Coronelia Florin 1940
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†Coronelia molinae Florin 1940
G. †Cuneatisporites Leschik
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†Cuneatisporites exiguus Salujha 1965
†Cuneatisporites rotatus Lele and Kulkarni 1969
G. †Dacrycarpidites Cookson and Pike 1953
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†Dacrycarpidites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953
G. †Dacrycarpites Cookson and Pike 1953
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†Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953
†Dacrycarpites europaeus Mädler 1964
G. Dacrycarpus de Laubenfels 1969
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†Dacrycarpus acutifolius Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus arcuatus Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus carpenterii Jordan 1995
†Dacrycarpus crenulatus Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus cupressiformis Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus geminus Pole 1992
†Dacrycarpus involutus Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus lanceolatus Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus latrobensis Hill and Carpenter 1991
†Dacrycarpus linearis Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus linifolius Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus microfolius Jordan et al. 2011
†Dacrycarpus mucronatus Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrycarpus patulus Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Dacrycarpus praecupressinus Greenwood 1987
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Invalid names: Podocarpus praecupressina Ettingshausen 1886 [replaced]
G. †Dacrydioxylon Greguss 1967
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†Dacrydioxylon estherae Greguss 1967
G. †Dacrydium Soland and Lambert 1807
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†Dacrydium aciculare Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrydium fimbriatus Hill and Christophel 2001
†Dacrydium microphyllum Jordan et al. 2011
†Dacrydium mucronatus Hill and Christophel 2001
†Dacrydium sinuosum Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrydium tasmanicum Wells and Hill 1989
†Dacrydium waimumuensis Jordan et al. 2011
G. †Dacrydiumites Harris 1965
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†Dacrydiumites florinii Cookson and Pike 1953
G. †Decussocarpus de Laubenfels 1969
G. †Elatocladus Halle 1913
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†Elatocladus bosei Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976
†Elatocladus cassinae Stockar and Kustatscher 2010
†Elatocladus chawadensis Bose and Banerji 1984
†Elatocladus conferta Feistmantel 1877
†Elatocladus jabalpurensis Feistmantel 1882
†Elatocladus kingianus Bose et al. 1982
†Elatocladus longifolia Borkar and Chiplonkar 1973
†Elatocladus plana Seward 1918
†Elatocladus pseudotenerrima Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976
†Elatocladus raoi Pal 1984
†Elatocladus sahnii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Elatocladus sehoraensis Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976
†Elatocladus tenerrima Feistmantel 1879
G. Falcatifolium de Laubenfels 1969
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†Falcatifolium eocenica Hill and Scriven 1999
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Invalid names: Dacrycarpus eocenica Greenwood 1987 [objective synonym]
G. †Gamerroites Archangelsky 1988
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†Gamerroites psilasaccus Archangelsky 1988
†Gamerroites volkheimeri Archangelsky 1988
G. Halocarpus Quinn 1982
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†Halocarpus highstedii Jordan et al. 2011
G. †Huncocladus Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2019
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†Huncocladus laubenfelsii Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2019
G. †Kakahuia Pole 1997
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†Kakahuia campbellii Pole 1997
G. †Kirketapel Andruchow-Colombo 2019
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†Kirketapel salamanquensis Andruchow-Colombo 2019
G. †Lagarostrobos Quinn 1982
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†Lagarostrobos marginatus Wells and Hill 1989
G. †Lepidothamnus Philippi 1860
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G. †Lygistepollenites Harris 1965
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†Lygistepollenites balmei Stover and Evans 1973
†Lygistepollenites florinii Stover and Evans 1973
G. †Matia Townrow 1967
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†Matia podocarpoides Ettingshausen 1891
G. †Mesembrioxylon Seward 1919
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†Mesembrioxylon dudukurense Mahabale and Rao 1973
†Mesembrioxylon indicum Bharadwaj 1953
†Mesembrioxylon mahabalei Agashe 1969
†Mesembrioxylon mazzonii Petriella 1972
†Mesembrioxylon sahnii Ramanujam 1963
†Mesembrioxylon sarmae Varma 1955
†Mesembrioxylon schmidianum Schleiden 1855
†Mesembrioxylon speciosum Ramanujam 1955
†Mesembrioxylon tirumangalense Suryanarayana 1953
G. †Mesibovia Wells and Hill 1989
G. †Microalatidites Mildenhall 1989
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†Microalatidites paleogenicus Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
G. †Microcachrydites Cookson 1947
G. Microcachrys Hooker 1845
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†Microcachrys novaezelandiae Carpenter et al. 2011
G. †Microstrobos Garden and Johnson 1950
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†Microstrobos microfolius Wells and Hill 1989
G. †Minetaxites Kon'no 1962
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†Minetaxites ushioi Naito 1956
G. †Morenoa Del Fueyo et al. 1990
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†Morenoa fertilis Del Fueyo et al. 1990
G. †Mumu Pole 1998
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†Mumu somerensis Pole 1998
G. †Nothodacrium Townrow 1967
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†Nothodacrium warrenii Townrow 1967
G. †Parvisaccites Couper 1958
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†Parvisaccites amplus Brenner 1963
†Parvisaccites catastus Stover and Partridge 1973
†Parvisaccites magnus Kemp 1970
†Parvisaccites radiatus Couper 1958
†Parvisaccites rugulatus Brenner 1963
G. †Peuce Lindley and Hutton 1832
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Invalid names: Pitoxylon Hartig 1848 [synonym]
G. †Phrixipollenites Haskell 1968
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†Phrixipollenites infrulus Haskell 1968
G. †Phyllocladidites Cookson 1947
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†Phyllocladidites elongatus Zamaloa and Romero 2005
†Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947
†Phyllocladidites ruei Cookson 1947
†Phyllocladidites verrucosus Stover and Evans 1973
G. †Phyllocladoxylon Gothan 1905
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†Phyllocladoxylon pooleae Pujana et al. 2014
G. Phyllocladus Richard and Mirbel 1825
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†Phyllocladus elongatus Jordan et al. 2011
†Phyllocladus lobatus Hill 1989
G. †Platysaccus Naumova 1954
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†Platysaccus brevizonatus Tiwari 1968
†Platysaccus crassimarginatus Lakhanpal et al. 1959
†Platysaccus densus Kar 1968
†Platysaccus hingirensis Tiwari 1968
†Platysaccus indicus Sah and Jain 1965
†Platysaccus indicus Venkatachala 1968
†Platysaccus megasaccus Brenner 1963
†Platysaccus ovatus Maithy 1965
†Platysaccus tenuis Lakhanpal et al. 1959
G. †Podocarpidites Cookson 1947
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†Podocarpidites alareticulosus Sah and Jain 1965
†Podocarpidites auriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
†Podocarpidites cristiexinus Sah and Jain 1965
†Podocarpidites densus Venkatachala 1968
†Podocarpidites elegans Romero 1977
†Podocarpidites elliptica Cookson 1947
†Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
†Podocarpidites epistratus Brenner 1963
†Podocarpidites exiguus Harris 1965
†Podocarpidites futa Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
†Podocarpidites grandis Sah and Jain 1965
†Podocarpidites herbstii Burger 1966
†Podocarpidites khasiensis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Podocarpidites major Couper 1953
†Podocarpidites marwickii Couper 1953
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Invalid names: Coniferipites abiesimilis Baksi 1962 [synonym], Coniferipites garoensis Baksi 1962 [synonym]
†Podocarpidites novus Sah and Jain 1965
†Podocarpidites parviauriculata Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
†Podocarpidites parviauriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
†Podocarpidites psilasaccus Archangelsky and Romero 1974
†Podocarpidites radiatus Brenner 1963
†Podocarpidites rarus Singh et al. 1964
†Podocarpidites rectangularis De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Podocarpidites rugulosus Romero 1977
†Podocarpidites torquatus Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
†Podocarpidites typicus Sah and Jain 1965
†Podocarpidites verrucosus Volkheimer 1972
†Podocarpidites vestitus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
G. †Podocarpoovulites Sheikh and Kohle 1982
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†Podocarpoovulites chitaleyi Sheikh and Kolhe 1982
Invalid names: Podocarpoovulites intertrappea Kapgate et al. 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. †Podocarpoxylon Gothan 1905
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†Podocarpoxylon atuelensis Gnaedinger et al. 2015
†Podocarpoxylon kutchensis Lakhanpal et al. 1975
†Podocarpoxylon mazzonii Müller and Schultze 1990
†Podocarpoxylon mcgeei Knowlton 1889
†Podocarpoxylon multiparenchymatosum Pujana and Ruiz 2017
†Podocarpoxylon prumnopityoides Gnaedinger et al. 2017
†Podocarpoxylon vikramii Bande and Prakash 1984
G. Podocarpus L'Heritier and Persoon 1807
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†Podocarpus araucoensis Berry 1922
†Podocarpus inopinatus Florin 1940
†Podocarpus platyphyllum Greenwood 1987
†Podocarpus sinuatus Pole 1992
†Podocarpus stantoni Knowlton 1916
†Podocarpus travisiae Pole 1993
†Podocarpus witherdenensis Hill and Carpenter 1991
G. †Podosporites Rao 1943
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†Podosporites castellanosii Filatoff 1975
†Podosporites microsaccatus Dettmann 1963
†Podosporites parvus Mildenhall 1978
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Invalid names: Microcachryidites parvus Couper 1960 [synonym]
†Podosporites raoi Singh et al. 1964
†Podosporites variabilis Sukh-Dev 1961
G. †Podozamites Braun 1843
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†Podozamites acuminatus Hollick 1895
†Podozamites acutifolius Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Nageiopsis acuminata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Podozamites agardhianus Nathorst 1878
†Podozamites carolinensis Fontaine 1900
†Podozamites distans Presl 1838
†Podozamites distantinervis Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Podozamites pedicellatus Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Podozamites emmonsii Newberry 1866
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Invalid names: Podozamites lanceolatus Emmons 1856 [synonym]
†Podozamites formosus Brown 1911
†Podozamites grandifolius Fontaine 1889
†Podozamites haydenii Lesquereux 1868
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Invalid names: Nageiopsis montanensis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Podozamites knowltoni Berry 1909
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Invalid names: Podozamites angustifolius Eichwald 1860 [synonym]
†Podozamites lanceolatus Lindley and Hutton 1840
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Invalid names: Podozamites eichwaldi Schimper 1870 [synonym]
†Podozamites longifolius Emmons 1856
†Podozamites mucronatus Harris 1935
†Podozamites newberryi Knowlton 1919
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Invalid names: Podozamites nervosa Newberry 1891 [replaced]
†Podozamites oblongus Lesquereux 1883
†Podozamites pachynervis Fontaine 1905
†Podozamites pachyphyllus Fontaine 1905
†Podozamites pinnatus Cantrill 1991
†Podozamites proximans Conrad 1869
†Podozamites schenki Heer 1876
†Podozamites stenopus Lesquereux 1891
†Podozamites subfalcatus Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Zamites ovalis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. Prumnopitys Philippi 1860
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†Prumnopitys portensis Pole 1992
G. Retrophyllum Page 1989
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†Retrophyllum australe Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Retrophyllum spiralifolium Wilf et al. 2017
†Retrophyllum superstes Wilf et al. 2017
G. †Rissikia Townrow 1967
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†Rissikia media Tenison-Woods 1883
G. †Saxegothopsis Dusen 1899
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G. †Sigmaphyllum Hill and Scriven 1999
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†Sigmaphyllum australis Hill and Scriven 1999
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Invalid names: Falcatifolium australis Greenwood 1987 [objective synonym]
†Sigmaphyllum tasmanensis Hill and Scriven 1999
G. †Smithtonia Hill and Pole 1992
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†Smithtonia jonesii Hill and Pole 1992
†Smithtonia lanceolata Hill and Pole 1992
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Invalid names: Prumnopitys lanceolata Greenwood 1987 [objective synonym]
†Smithtonia victoriensis Hill and Pole 1992
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Invalid names: Decussocarpus brownei Greenwood 1987 [replaced]
G. †Sphaerostrobus Harris 1935
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G. †Triasococladus Archangelsky 1966
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†Triasococladus tigrensis Archangelsky 1966
G. †Trisaccites Menéndez 1968
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G. †Willungia Hill and Pole 1992
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†Willungia maslinensis Hill and Pole 1992
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Invalid names: Decussocarpus maslinensis Blackburn 1981 [replaced]
†Willungia oppositifolia Hill and Pole 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Holocene or 312.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 306.0 Ma

Collections (1766 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Platysaccus sp. (10780 10781 10782 10783 10784 10786)
Wolfcampian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Platysaccus saarensis (24202 24205)
Wolfcampian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Oklahoma) Platysaccus saarensis (24289)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Israel Platysaccus leschikii (31551)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Hungary Platysaccus papilionis (24458 24459 24460 24462)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) Podozamites sp. (13302)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Germany Platysaccus papilionis (23827 23828 23836)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Cuneatisporites rarus, Platysaccus densus, Platysaccus katriensis (224608)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Italy Platysaccus papilionis (32193) Platysaccus papilionis, Platysaccus sp. (32196) Platysaccus sp. (32205) Platysaccus sp., Platysaccus papilionis (32197)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India Cuneatisporites sp. (30151) Platysaccus ovatus (30145 30147)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3India (Odisha) Cuneatisporites sp., Platysaccus brevizonatus, Platysaccus hingirensis (225191) Platysaccus papilionis (225489)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3India (Jharkhand) Platysaccus sp. (224664) Platysaccus sp., Cuneatisporites sp. (224662)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Texas) Platysaccus saarensis (24199) Platysaccus saarensis, Platysaccus papilionis (24195)
Leonardian - Zechstein286.0 - 254.14Canada (Alberta) Platysaccus sp. (31477)
Rotliegendes - Ufimian283.5 - 272.5Norway Platysaccus spp. (31345 31375)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) Podozamites hlobanensis (14283)
Kazanian - Zechstein272.5 - 254.14Norway Platysaccus spp. (31352 31376 31377)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Oklahoma) Platysaccus papilionis (23699)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 252.17India Platysaccus sp., Cuneatisporites sp. (30166)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Oklahoma) Platysaccus papilionis, Platysaccus sp. (24882)