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Cooksonia hemisphaerica

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Taxonomy
Cooksonia hemisphaerica was named by Lang (1937). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Targrove Quarry, which is in a Lochkovian fluvial sandstone/sandstone in the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Cooksonia hemisphaerica Lang p. 255

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

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.

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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 Givetian or 430.60000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Ireland Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10594)
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Bolivia (Tarija Dept.) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (11172)
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Bolivia (Tarija dept.) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (11158)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.0 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10634)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Cooksonia hemisphaerica (14045)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine (Podolia) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (52702)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (53827)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10666)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (10997)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (type locality: 10679 11112)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Arizona) Cooksonia hemisphaerica (22756)