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Camptosperma

Taxonomy
Camptosperma was named by Long (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Camptosperma berniciense.

It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. berniciense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Camptosperma Long
1970Camptosperma Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
RankNameAuthor
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumPteridospermophyta
genusCamptospermaLong 1961

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. †Camptosperma Long 1961
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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 Tournaisian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 358.86000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) C. berniciense (34490)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) C. sp. (227672)