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Lepidodendron obovatum

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae

Taxonomy
Lepidodendron obovatum was named by Sternberg (1820).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. jaraczewskii, L. lanceolatum, L. laricinus, L. veltheimii, L. volkmannianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lepidodendron obovatum Sternberg
2005Lepidodendron obovatum Dilcher et al. p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumLycophyta
orderLepidodendrales
RankNameAuthor
familyLepidodendraceae
genusLepidodendronSternberg 1820
speciesobovatumSternberg 1820

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.

†Lepidodendron obovatum Sternberg 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Westphalian C or 358.86000 to 309.80000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Utah) Lepidodendron obovatum (11209)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Lepidodendron obovatum (12694)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Lepidodendron obovatum (11197 12668)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Lepidodendron obovatum (28984 28985 28988 28989 28990 28992 31029 31030 31034)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Lepidodendron obovatum (12697 12700)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Lepidodendron obovatum (10885 10888 10889)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Netherlands Lepidodendron obovatum (37497)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Lepidodendron obovatum (37369 37376)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Germany Lepidodendron obovatum (37501)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Alabama) Lepidodendron obovatum (81525)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8Netherlands Lepidodendron obovatum (37600)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Germany (Lower Saxony) Lepidodendron obovatum (122514)