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Protolepidodendron

Taxonomy
Protolepidodendron was named by Krejci (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Protolepidodendron scharianum.

It was assigned to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Lycophyta by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Protolepidodendron Krejci
1970Protolepidodendron Andrews
1991Protolepidodendron Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumLycophyta
genusProtolepidodendronKrejci 1880

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. †Protolepidodendron Krejci 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Devonian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 393.30000 to 382.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) P. sp. (37128)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) P. sp. (28332)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.3 - 358.9USA (Virginia) P. primaevum (23033)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Colombia P. sp. (35982)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) P. gilboense (20680 28066 28421) P. sp. (14242 28424 28426 28999)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium (Ronquieres) P. sharyanum (32216)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9India (Jammu & Kashmir) P. sp. (229992)