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Pseudosporochnus

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Taxonomy
Pseudosporochnus was named by Potonie and Bernard (1903). It is not extant. Its type is Pseudosporochnus krejcii.

It was assigned to Psilophytales by Andrews (1970); to Pseudosporochnales by Taylor et al. (2009); and to Plantae by Zhao and Zhu (2010).

Species
P. krejcii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Pseudosporochnus Potonie and Bernard
1970Pseudosporochnus Andrews
2009Pseudosporochnus Taylor et al.
2010Pseudosporochus Zhao and Zhu p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
genusPseudosporochnusPotonie and Bernard 1903

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. †Pseudosporochnus Potonie and Bernard 1903
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Pseudosporochnus krejcii Potonie and Bernard 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 387.95000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) P. sp. (31025)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia P. verticilatus (23727 23728) P. verticillatus (23739 23740 23742) P. verticillatus, P. chlupaci (23737 23743)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Bohemia) P. chlupaci (27159) P. chlupaci, P. krejcii (27157)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Hohen Venns) P. sp. (23746)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) P. sp. (20781)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belgium P. nodosus (20812)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.95 - 379.0Belgium P. nodosus, P. krejcii (32216)
Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian387.95 - 358.86Belgium P. sp. (23745)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belgium (Brabant) P. krejcii (32214)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31China Pseudosporochus sp. (238704)
Late/Upper Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian383.4 - 358.86Czechia P. verticilatus (23720 23721) P. verticilatus, P. chlupaci (23716)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) P. sp. (28089 28206 28533 29006 29139)