Plantae

Plants are the eukaryotic organisms that constitute the kingdom Plantae. They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water. Over the course of time, some plants have evolved to be parasitic, meaning they take energy from other organisms. Except for glaucophytes, some green algae and a few red algae, most plants are multicellular.

A picture published with the record for Plantae. What it shows has not been checked.

Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
EukaryotaPBDB

Time the record covers

At least 719 million years on record.

The record covers at least 720 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 1000 Mya to 0 Mya.

Cambrian — about 19 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovician — about 89 of 12000 occurrencesSilurian — about 182 of 12000 occurrencesDevonian — about 1400 of 12000 occurrencesCarboniferous — about 3945 of 12000 occurrencesPermian — about 1021 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 28 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 76 of 12000 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 674 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 22 of 12000 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 26 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 204 of 12000 occurrencesLate Cretaceous — about 42 of 12000 occurrencesPaleocene — about 522 of 12000 occurrencesEocene — about 1510 of 12000 occurrencesOligocene — about 324 of 12000 occurrencesMiocene — about 1244 of 12000 occurrencesPliocene — about 561 of 12000 occurrencesPleistocene — about 85 of 12000 occurrences1020–986 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences986–952 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences952–918 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences918–884 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences884–850 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences850–816 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences816–782 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences782–748 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences748–714 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences714–680 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences680–646 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences646–612 Mya — about 4 occurrences612–578 Mya — about 6 occurrences578–544 Mya — about 6 occurrences544–510 Mya — about 20 occurrences510–476 Mya — about 1 occurrence476–442 Mya — about 91 occurrences442–408 Mya — about 450 occurrences408–374 Mya — about 798 occurrences374–340 Mya — about 1069 occurrences340–306 Mya — about 2070 occurrences306–272 Mya — about 1522 occurrences272–238 Mya — about 738 occurrences238–204 Mya — about 647 occurrences204–170 Mya — about 38 occurrences170–136 Mya — about 49 occurrences136–102 Mya — about 195 occurrences102–68 Mya — about 42 occurrences68–34 Mya — about 2024 occurrences34–0 Mya — about 2227 occurrences720 Mya11.7 ka1020 Mya0 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Plantae on record. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

12,000 occurrences read

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 395 formations

Willwood — 44.00°N, 108.00°WWillwood — 44.19°N, 108.60°WWillwood — 44.17°N, 108.54°WWillwood — 44.29°N, 108.05°WWillwood — 44.51°N, 108.25°WWillwood — 44.00°N, 109.00°WWillwood — 44.00°N, 107.00°WWillwood — 44.30°N, 108.05°WWillwood — 44.42°N, 108.18°WWillwood — 44.44°N, 108.14°WWillwood — 44.50°N, 108.09°WWillwood — 44.00°N, 110.00°WWillwood — 44.40°N, 108.84°WWillwood — 43.95°N, 107.57°WLost Branch — 37.19°N, 95.42°WLost Branch — 37.83°N, 94.98°WMolteno — 29.50°S, 29.50°EMolteno — 30.50°S, 29.00°EMolteno — 28.57°S, 29.05°EMolteno — 31.10°S, 26.50°EMolteno — 31.50°S, 28.00°EMolteno — 30.80°S, 26.88°EMolteno — 30.53°S, 26.90°EMolteno — 31.48°S, 26.47°EMolteno — 30.00°S, 27.00°EMolteno — 31.47°S, 26.43°EMolteno — 30.90°S, 26.72°EMolteno — 31.50°S, 27.92°EMolteno — 30.50°S, 26.82°EMolteno — 31.40°S, 27.78°EMolteno — 30.83°S, 26.97°EMolteno — 31.47°S, 26.83°EMolteno — 31.57°S, 26.22°EMolteno — 31.48°S, 26.90°EMolteno — 31.17°S, 28.43°EMolteno — 31.40°S, 26.38°EMolteno — 30.68°S, 28.52°EMolteno — 31.50°S, 27.00°EMolteno — 31.05°S, 26.80°EMolteno — 30.67°S, 26.95°EMolteno — 31.57°S, 26.27°EMolteno — 30.00°S, 29.00°EMolteno — 30.60°S, 26.95°EMolteno — 30.72°S, 26.93°EMolteno — 31.53°S, 26.23°EMolteno — 30.48°S, 27.10°EMolteno — 31.62°S, 27.52°EFort Union — 45.00°N, 109.00°WFort Union — 44.36°N, 108.06°WFort Union — 44.30°N, 108.05°WFort Union — 44.91°N, 109.03°WFort Union — 44.00°N, 109.00°WFort Union — 44.00°N, 108.00°WFort Union — 44.21°N, 107.90°WFort Union — 44.50°N, 108.33°WFort Union — 44.16°N, 107.85°WFort Union — 44.27°N, 107.97°WItahana — 36.25°N, 138.50°EItahana — 36.25°N, 139.00°EItahana — 36.50°N, 139.00°EItahana — 36.32°N, 138.85°EWild Cow — 35.00°N, 106.67°WWild Cow — 34.75°N, 106.25°WGolden Valley — 45.50°N, 103.25°WGolden Valley — 47.25°N, 102.09°WGolden Valley — 46.88°N, 102.78°WGolden Valley — 46.98°N, 102.00°WGolden Valley — 47.98°N, 102.05°WGolden Valley — 46.98°N, 102.05°WGolden Valley — 46.92°N, 102.08°WGolden Valley — 47.31°N, 102.11°WGolden Valley — 47.00°N, 101.55°WGolden Valley — 46.75°N, 102.75°WGolden Valley — 47.13°N, 101.82°WGolden Valley — 46.92°N, 102.58°WGolden Valley — 47.00°N, 102.67°WGolden Valley — 46.97°N, 102.62°WGolden Valley — 47.17°N, 102.83°WGolden Valley — 47.08°N, 102.83°WGolden Valley — 47.38°N, 101.95°WGolden Valley — 48.48°N, 102.72°WGolden Valley — 48.13°N, 102.54°WGolden Valley — 47.62°N, 102.75°WGolden Valley — 47.00°N, 102.82°WGolden Valley — 47.82°N, 102.77°WGolden Valley — 47.10°N, 102.98°WGolden Valley — 47.37°N, 103.02°WGolden Valley — 47.38°N, 103.26°WLondon Clay — 52.00°N, 0.82°ELondon Clay — 50.78°N, 0.65°WLondon Clay — 51.32°N, 0.90°ELondon Clay — 52.02°N, 1.43°ELondon Clay — 51.42°N, 0.75°WLondon Clay — 51.78°N, 1.17°ELondon Clay — 51.45°N, 0.13°WLondon Clay — 51.50°N, 0.75°ELondon Clay — 51.83°N, 1.25°ELondon Clay — 51.62°N, 0.32°WLondon Clay — 51.67°N, 0.40°WLondon Clay — 51.78°N, 2.27°WKootenai — 47.48°N, 111.37°WCarbondale — 38.18°N, 87.33°WCarbondale — 41.00°N, 88.00°WCarbondale — 40.00°N, 90.00°WNew Albany Shale — 38.48°N, 85.75°WNew Albany Shale — 37.58°N, 84.80°WNew Albany Shale — 37.60°N, 84.97°WNew Albany Shale — 38.27°N, 83.93°WNew Albany Shale — 36.85°N, 83.57°WNew Albany Shale — 37.78°N, 85.67°WNew Albany Shale — 37.38°N, 84.80°WNew Albany Shale — 38.28°N, 85.82°WNew Albany Shale — 37.57°N, 84.30°WNew Albany Shale — 37.67°N, 85.45°WNew Albany Shale — 37.88°N, 86.28°WNew Albany Shale — 38.60°N, 83.32°WNew Albany Shale — 37.55°N, 84.22°WEstcourt — 28.33°S, 29.33°EEstcourt — 28.50°S, 29.17°EEstcourt — 28.67°S, 29.17°EEstcourt — 28.67°S, 29.33°EEstcourt — 28.83°S, 29.67°EEstcourt — 29.00°S, 29.83°EEstcourt — 29.00°S, 30.00°EEstcourt — 29.17°S, 30.00°EEstcourt — 29.17°S, 30.17°EEstcourt — 29.33°S, 30.00°EEstcourt — 29.50°S, 30.17°EEstcourt — 29.50°S, 30.00°EEstcourt — 29.80°S, 29.79°EEstcourt — 28.50°S, 32.00°EOgawa — 36.50°N, 138.00°EOgawa — 36.42°N, 138.08°EGneudna — 26.00°S, 115.00°EGneudna — 23.00°S, 116.00°EMotojuku — 36.25°N, 138.75°EGarlton Hills Volcanics — 56.00°N, 3.00°WYagii — 36.08°N, 139.17°EBurgersdorp — 30.73°S, 26.78°EBurgersdorp — 30.68°S, 26.72°EBurgersdorp — 31.00°S, 27.00°EBurgersdorp — 30.70°S, 26.65°EBurgersdorp — 30.83°S, 26.50°EBurgersdorp — 31.00°S, 26.00°EBurgersdorp — 31.00°S, 26.33°EBurgersdorp — 31.67°S, 27.00°EBurgersdorp — 31.67°S, 27.33°EHepler Unit — 37.83°N, 94.98°WBathurst Island — 75.81°N, 98.44°WBathurst Island — 75.80°N, 98.46°WBathurst Island — 75.00°N, 98.00°WBathurst Island — 76.19°N, 98.23°WBathurst Island — 76.00°N, 98.00°WBathurst Island — 76.17°N, 98.30°WBathurst Island — 76.04°N, 98.18°WVryheid — 26.50°S, 30.00°EVryheid — 26.50°S, 28.00°EVryheid — 26.00°S, 27.50°EVryheid — 25.50°S, 28.50°EVryheid — 27.50°S, 31.00°EFairfield — 18.12°S, 125.33°EFairfield — 17.96°S, 125.28°EFairfield — 18.08°S, 125.42°EFairfield — 17.64°S, 125.94°EPetersburg — 38.10°N, 87.18°WRenova — 45.20°N, 112.16°W

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The named rock units Plantae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 371 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 4,568 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

2,217 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 346 sites for Plantae, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

at least 476 references

Each of the 12,000 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 464 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Plantae

Credit
Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Plantae was found in Smithsonian Open Access and Sketchfab.

MorphoSource was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Haeckel 1866)