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Rhyniaceae
Taxonomy
Rhyniaceae was named by Kidston and Lang (1920). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhyniales by Doweld (2001); and to Tracheophyta by Crane et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Rhyniales by Doweld (2001); and to Tracheophyta by Crane et al. (2004).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Rhyniaceae Kidston and Lang p. 616 |
| 2001 | Rhyniaceae Doweld p. xvi |
| 2004 | Rhyniaceae Crane et al. |
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Fm. †Rhyniaceae Kidston and Lang 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Eifelian or 425.00000 to 387.95000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorstian - Pridoli | Bolivia (Tarija dept.) | Steganotheca sp. (11158) | |
| Ludfordian - Pridoli | United Kingdom (Wales) | Steganotheca striata (10635) | |
| Ludfordian - Silurian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Steganotheca striata (10634) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Brazil (Parana) | Steganotheca paranaense (11214) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Piaui) | Palaeostigma sp. (37128) | |
| Eifelian | South Africa | Palaeostigma sewardi (35597) | |
| Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Palaeostigma gracilis (20749 20750) | |
| Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Palaeostigma sewardii (20725 20746) Palaeostigma sewardii, Palaeostigma robusta (20724) |