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Eristophyton

Cordaitales

Taxonomy
Eristophyton was named by Zalessky (1911). It is not extant. Its type is Eristophyton beinertianum.

It was assigned to Cordaitales by Andrews (1970).

Species
E. beinertianum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Eristophyton Zalessky
1970Eristophyton Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumConiferophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
genusEristophytonZalessky 1911

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. †Eristophyton Zalessky 1911
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†Eristophyton beinertianum Goeppert 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) E. beinertianum (10671) E. sp. (10655) E. waltonii, E. beinertianum (21324)
Hastarian - Asbian358.86 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) E. fascicuiare, E. waltonii (10645)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) E. sp. (10652)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) E. sp. (10648)