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505 / Mesozoic
Taeniopteris
Taeniopteris multinervis
Entire strap-shaped leaves with dense side veins define a form genus rather than one secure lineage.
- Time range
- About 228–199 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Triassic
- Geographic range
- Warm riverbank woodland · Eurasia
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Taeniopteris?
Taeniopteris (Taeniopteris multinervis) was an extinct organism known from About 228–199 million years ago, with a range in Warm riverbank woodland · Eurasia.
Life and ecology
The leaves may have belonged to seed ferns or early cycad relatives growing in humid understory.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Taeniopteris disappear?
End-Triassic disruption and vegetation turnover altered this foliage assemblage.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Taeniopteris?
Impressions preserve venation, but scarce reproductive organs leave affinity open.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS