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Polyxylon

Taxonomy
Polyxylon was named by Read and Campbell (1939). It is not extant. Its type is Polyxylon elegans.

It was assigned to Psilophytophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Pseudosporochnales by Taylor et al. (2009).

Species
P. elegans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Polyxylon Read and Campbell
1970Polyxylon Andrews
2009Polyxylon Taylor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPsilophytophyta
genusPolyxylonRead and Campbell 1939

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. †Polyxylon Read and Campbell 1939
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Polyxylon elegans Read and Campbell 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Indiana) P. elegans (21034)