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Ginkgophyton

Taxonomy
Ginkgophyton was named by Matthew (1910). It is not extant. Its type is Ginkgophyton leavitti.

It was assigned to Ginkgophyta by Andrews (1970) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
G. leavitti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Ginkgophyton Matthew
1970Ginkgophyton Andrews
1976Ginkgophyton Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
genusGinkgophytonMatthew 1910

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. †Ginkgophyton Matthew 1910
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Ginkgophyton leavitti Matthew 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Sakmarian or 382.70000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) G. sp. (14268)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Congo-Kinshasa G. sp. 1 (30984)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India G. sp. (30145)