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Psilophytales

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Psilophytales Pia pp. 304, 305
1974Trimerophytales Kasper et al. pp. 348, 358
2001Psilophytales Doweld p. iii

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924

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.

Or. †Psilophytales Pia 1924
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G. †Arachnoxylon Read 1938
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†Arachnoxylon kopfi Arnold 1938
G. †Barsassia Zalessky 1933
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†Barsassia ornata Zalessky 1933
G. †Cooksonia Lang 1937
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†Cooksonia pertoni Lang 1937
G. †Dicranophyton Zalessky 1937
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†Dicranophyton niayssiense Zalessky 1937
G. †Distichophytum Maegdefrau 1938
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†Distichophytum mucronatum Maegdefrau 1938
G. †Dutoitia Hoeg 1930
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†Dutoitia pulchra Hoeg 1931
G. †Gilboaphyton Arnold 1937
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†Gilboaphyton goldringiae Arnold 1937
G. †Gosslingia Heard 1927
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†Gosslingia breconensis Heard 1927
G. †Legrandia Stockmans 1968
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†Legrandia sporangifera Stockmans 1968
G. †Lerichea Stockmans 1968
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†Lerichea krystofovitchii Stockmans 1968
G. †Loganiella Stolley 1926
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†Loganiella canadensis Stolley 1925
Invalid names: Logania Stolley 1925 [replaced]
G. †Loganophyton Kraeusel and Weyland 1961
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†Loganophyton dawsoni Kraeusel and Weyland 1961
G. †Niayssioidea Stockmans 1968
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†Niayssioidea belgica Stockmans 1968
G. †Orestovia Ergolskaia 1936
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†Orestovia devonica Ergolskaia 1936
G. †Paulophyton Dolianiti 1954
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†Paulophyton sommeri Dolianiti 1954
G. †Pseudosporochnus Potonie and Bernard 1903
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†Pseudosporochnus krejcii Potonie and Bernard 1903
Fm. †Psilophytaceae Hirmer 1927
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G. †Psilophyton Dawson 1859
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†Psilophyton princeps Dawson 1859
G. †Rhynia Kidston and Lang 1917
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†Rhynia gwynnevaughani Kidston and Lang 1917
G. †Sacheocladus Zalessky 1937
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†Sacheocladus ambiguus Zalessky 1937
Fm. †Trimerophytaceae Bierhorst 1971
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G. †Trimerophyton Hopping 1956
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†Trimerophyton robustius Dawson 1871
G. †Wattieza Stockmans 1968
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†Wattieza givetiana Stockmans 1968
Invalid names: Trimerophytales Kasper et al. 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Westphalian A or 430.60000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (170 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Czechia (Bohemia) Cooksonia sp. (20759)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Ireland Cooksonia sp., Cooksonia cambrensis, Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10594)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia sp., Cooksonia cambrensis, Cooksonia pertoni (10661)
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Bolivia (Tarija dept.) Cooksonia caledonica, Cooksonia sp., Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (11158)
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Bolivia (Tarija Dept.) Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (11172)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Distichophytum sp. (10599)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Ukraine Cooksonia pertonii (14147)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia sp. (10635)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.0 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia caledonica, Cooksonia downtonensis, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10634)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Libya (Hammedah Basin) Cooksonia sp. (53669)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (53827) Cooksonia sp. (20664 26087)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Ontario) Cooksonia sp. (53825)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland (Lysogory Region) Cooksonia sp. (52667)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia cambrensis, Cooksonia caledonica, Cooksonia sp., Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10666)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine (Podolia) Cooksonia sp. 1, Cooksonia sp. 2, Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (52702)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Cooksonia sp. (14043 14131 52698) Cooksonia sp., Cooksonia hemisphaerica (14045)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Cooksonia pertoni (10593) Cooksonia sp. (11128) Cooksonia synorispora, Cooksonia pertoni (10706)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Distichophytum sp. (11427)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Cooksonia cambrensis, Cooksonia caledonica, Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10679) Cooksonia cambrensis, Cooksonia pertoni, Cooksonia hemisphaerica (11112)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Cooksonia caledonica (26756)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10997)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Brazil (Jackson De Figueiredo) Cooksonia cambrensis (14100)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02 (Bohemia) Cooksonia sp. (27182)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Cooksonia downtonensis, Cooksonia sp. (13895)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Brazil (Jackson de Figueiredo) Cooksonia paranensis (14099)
Devonian - Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Loganophyton indet. (23007)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47France Psilophyton goldschmidtii, Psilophyton sp. (28038)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Siberia) Psilophyton goldschmidtii, Loganiella canadensis (60395)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Psilophyton wyomingense, Gosslingia americana (26179) Psilophyton wyomingense, Psilophyton sp. (10626)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47France (Lys Valley) Psilophyton sp., Psilophyton princeps (28207)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47China (Sichuan) Psilophyton sp. (10907)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Psilophyton dawsonii (21266)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Belgium (Liege) Gosslingia breconensis (34965)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Norway (Sor-Trondelag) Psilophyton arcuatum (21194 21195) Psilophyton burnotense, Psilophyton arcuatum (21190)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Psilophyton charientos (26439) Psilophyton coniculum (26526) Psilophyton crenulatum (26536) Psilophyton indet. (26424 26660) Psilophyton indet., Loganophyton indet. (26650) Psilophyton princeps (26656 29334) Psilophyton sp. (24146)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Brazil (Parana) Cooksonia acuminata (11214)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Namur) Psilophyton goldschmidtii, Psilophyton princeps (23562)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (territoire d'Estinnes-au-Monts) Psilophyton burnotense (23528 24040) Psilophyton goldschmidtii (23523) Psilophyton princeps (23258)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31USA (Alaska) Psilophyton sp. (111863)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Liege) Psilophyton burnotense, Psilophyton crenulatum, Psilophyton forbesii, Psilophyton genseliae, Psilophyton parvulum (24038) Psilophyton genseliae (24043) Psilophyton goldschmidtii (23564 23565 23569) Psilophyton parvulum (24056)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Hainuit) Psilophyton goldschmidtii, Psilophyton burnotense, Psilophyton princeps (23536)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Hainaut) Psilophyton sp. (23541)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Hainuat) Psilophyton burnotense, Psilophyton princeps (23559) Psilophyton princeps (23545)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom Gosslingia sp. (238752)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhynia gwynnevaughanii, Rhynia major (10721)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Belgium (Nord du Bassin de Dinant) Gosslingia breconensis (23197)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Wales) Gosslingia breconensis (11083 11088)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Psilophyton primitivum (10896)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Nunavut) Cooksonia sp. (11141) Distichophytum ovatum (11130 11132 11134 11142 11216 11421 11429 11491 11524 11721) Distichophytum ovatum, Distichophytum sp. (11217) Distichophytum sp. (10636 11428) Distichophytum sp., Distichophytum ovatum (11133)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Belgium (Rouveroy) Psilophyton burnotense (23202) Psilophyton goldschmidtii (23200)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Psilophyton indet. (27129)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Psilophyton sp., Trimerophyton indet. (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Psilophyton salairicus (35709)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Distichophytum ovatum (26176) Gosslingia sp. (29294) Psilophyton wyomingense (31000)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Psilophyton goldschmidtii, Trimerophyton sp., Psilophyton princeps (28996) Psilophyton princeps (28924 28997) Psilophyton sp. (28968 28998 29002 29003 29020 31023) Psilophyton varia (26547) Trimerophyton sp. (29026)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Psilophyton dawsonii (10596 10598)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95USA (Maine) Psilophyton dapsile, Psilophyton sp. (10600)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation Psilophyton burnotense, Barsassia ornata (35721)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95USA (Maine) Psilophyton forbesii (10617) Psilophyton forbesii, Psilophyton princeps (10602) Psilophyton microspinosum (10620)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95South Africa Dutoitia alfreda (35597)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Psilophyton grandis (28922)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Venezuela (Zulia) Gilboaphyton griersonii (21174)
Eifelian - Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Canada (New Brunswick) Psilophyton sp. (28970)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Pseudosporochnus sp. (31025)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Germany (Wuppertals) Psilophyton princeps (32209)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Norway (Svalbard) Psilophyton arcticum (21125) Psilophyton sp. (21019)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Frasnian393.47 - 379.0Venezuela (Zulia State) Wattieza sp. (14213)
Middle Devonian - Devonian393.47 - 358.86Norway (Svalbard) Psilophyton sp. (20992)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.47 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) Dutoitia alfreda (20728) Dutoitia pulchra (20751)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia Pseudosporochnus verticilatus (23727 23728) Pseudosporochnus verticillatus (23739 23740 23742) Psilophyton krauseli (23733) Psilophyton krauseli, Pseudosporochnus verticillatus, Pseudosporochnus chlupaci (23737 23743)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Hohen Venns) Pseudosporochnus sp. (23746)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Bohemia) Psilophyton krauseli, Pseudosporochnus chlupaci (27159) Psilophyton krauseli, Pseudosporochnus chlupaci, Pseudosporochnus krejcii (27157)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Elberfeld) Psilophyton sp. (23701)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Arizona) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (22756)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belgium Pseudosporochnus nodosus (20812)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Gilboaphyton goldringiae (14244) Pseudosporochnus sp. (20781)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Colombia Psilophyton dawsonii (35982)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.95 - 379.0Belgium Pseudosporochnus nodosus, Pseudosporochnus krejcii, Legrandia sporangifera, Lerichea krystofovitchii (32216)
Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian387.95 - 358.86Belgium Pseudosporochnus sp. (23745)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belgium (Brabant) Pseudosporochnus krejcii, Niayssioidea belgica, Wattieza givetiana (32214)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31China Pseudosporochus sp. (238704)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31USA (New York) Arachnoxylon kopfi (14263)
Late/Upper Givetian - Devonian383.4 - 358.86Czechia Psilophyton krauseli (23715)
Late/Upper Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian383.4 - 358.86Czechia Pseudosporochnus verticilatus (23720 23721) Psilophyton krauseli (23718) Psilophyton krauseli, Pseudosporochnus verticilatus, Pseudosporochnus chlupaci (23716)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Pseudosporochnus sp. (28089 28206 28533 29006 29139)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Canada (Quebec) Psilophyton princeps (21231) Psilophyton princeps, Psilophyton robustius (21235 21237)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) Psilophyton elegans (12421)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Peru Paulophyton sp. (34126)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Brazil Paulophyton sp. 1, Paulophyton sommeri (34159)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Bolivia (Titicaca) Paulophyton sommeri (34151)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (New Brunswick) Psilophyton elegans, Psilophyton glabrum (122728)