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Eristophyton beinertianum

Cordaitales

Taxonomy
Eristophyton beinertianum was named by Goeppert (1911). It is not extant. It is the type species of Eristophyton.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. fascicuiare, E. waltonii, E. waltonii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Eristophyton beinertianum Goeppert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumConiferophyta
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
genusEristophytonZalessky 1911
speciesbeinertianumGoeppert 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.

†Eristophyton beinertianum Goeppert 1911
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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: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Eristophyton beinertianum (10671 21324)