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Paleotaxites

Taxonomy
Paleotaxites was named by White (1929). It is not extant. Its type is Paleotaxites praecursor.

It was assigned to Coniferophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. praecursor (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Paleotaxites White
1970Paleotaxites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumConiferophyta
genusPaleotaxitesWhite 1929

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.

G. †Paleotaxites White 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902USA (Arizona) P. praecursor (11999)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Arizona) P. praecursor (11150)