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Gosslingia

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Taxonomy
Gosslingia was named by Heard (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Gosslingia breconensis.

It was assigned to Psilophytales by Andrews (1970).

Species
G. breconensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Gosslingia Heard
1970Gosslingia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
genusGosslingiaHeard 1927

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. †Gosslingia Heard 1927
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†Gosslingia breconensis Heard 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 410.80000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Belgium (Liege) G. breconensis (34965)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) G. americana (26179)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Belgium (Nord du Bassin de Dinant) G. breconensis (23197)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Wales) G. breconensis (11083 11088)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) G. sp. (29294)