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Asteroxylon

Taxonomy
Asteroxylon was named by Kidston and Lang (1920). It is not extant. Its type is Asteroxylon mackiei.

It was assigned to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. mackiei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Asteroxylon Kidston and Lang
1970Asteroxylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusAsteroxylonKidston and Lang 1920

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. †Asteroxylon Kidston and Lang 1920
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Asteroxylon mackiei Kidston and Lang 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Givetian or 410.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) A. mackei (10721)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany A. elberfeldense (22759)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (29000)