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Dinophyton spinosus

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Dinophyton spinosus Ash
1999Dinophyton spinosus Ash

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumGymnospermophytaCleal 1994
RankNameAuthor
genusDinophytonAsh 1970
speciesspinosusAsh 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.

Dinophyton spinosus Ash 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Utah) Dinophyton spinosus (24159)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Dinophyton spinosus (24502)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Dinophyton spinosus (10642)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Dinophyton spinosus (23968)