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Dinophyton

Taxonomy
Dinophyton was named by Ash (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Dinophyton spinosus.

It was assigned to Gymnospermophyta by Blazer (1975); and to Plantae by Ash (1999).

Species
D. spinosus (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-01-27; modified by B. Allen on 2020-05-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Dinophyton Ash
1975Dinophyton Blazer
1999Dinophyton Ash

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
—Radiatopses
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
genusDinophytonAsh 1970

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. †Dinophyton Ash 1970
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†Dinophyton spinosus Ash 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (New Mexico) D. spinosus (24502)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Utah) D. spinosus (24159)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Pennsylvania) D. sp. (24655)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) D. spinosus (10642)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) D. spinosus (23968)