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Caytonanthus

Glossophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Caytonanthus was named by Harris (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Antholithus arberi.

It was assigned to Caytoniales by Andrews (1970); and to Glossophyllaceae by Dobruskina (1995).

Species
C. arberi
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. oncodes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Caytonanthus Harris
1970Caytonanthus Andrews
1995Caytonanthus Dobruskina

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPteridospermophyta
RankNameAuthor
familyGlossophyllaceaeDobruskina 1982
genusCaytonanthusHarris 1937

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. †Caytonanthus Harris 1937
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†Caytonanthus arberi Thomas 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Bajocian or 201.40000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Antarctica C. sp. 1 (29344)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom C. oncodes, C. arberi (35122)