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Psilophyton forbesii

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales - Psilophytaceae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
P. dawsonii, P. princeps
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. arcticum, P. crenulatum, P. dapsile, P. microspinosum, P. salairicus, P. varia, P. wyomingense

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
RankNameAuthor
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
familyPsilophytaceaeHirmer 1927
genusPsilophytonDawson 1859
speciesforbesii

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Liege) Psilophyton forbesii (24038)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95USA (Maine) Psilophyton forbesii (10602 10617)