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Yarravia

Taxonomy
Yarravia was named by Lang and Cookson (1935). It is not extant. Its type is Yarravia oblonga.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); to Embryophyta by McSweeney et al. (2021); and to Euphyllophytina by Huang et al. (2022).

Species
Hedeia corymbosa, Y. oblonga (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Hedeia Cookson
1935Yarravia Lang and Cookson
1970Hedeia Andrews
1970Yarravia Andrews
2021Yarravia McSweeney et al. p. 302
2022Yarravia Huang et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
genusYarraviaLang and Cookson 1935

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. †Yarravia Lang and Cookson 1935
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Yarravia oblonga Lang and Cookson 1935
Invalid names: Hedeia Cookson 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. R. McSweeney et al. 2021As per Lang & Cookson (Citation1935), new information in square brackets: [Parent axes naked,? decumbent, branching equally. Fructifications with secondary branch system terminal on parent axes], consisting of a small number of [fusiform] to linear-oval sporangia [arranged radially]. [Fructification made up of several dichotomies emanating from the base of fructification]. [Dichotomies may divide multiple times distally and are terminated in either a fusiform] to elongate-rounded sporangium or a [sterile axis]. [Sporangia borne on the inner side of the fructification, but can occur on the outside], with all [sporangial tips coming to approximately the same level, producing a corymb-like structure]. [Bases of sporangia can occur at different levels, with some sporangia having differing lengths]
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: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Givetian or 426.70000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Hedeia gracilis (53660) Hedeia sp. (20754)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Y. sp. (10679)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47France (Lys Valley) Y. minor (28207)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Hedeia sinica (11004)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Kazakhstan Hedeia parvula (32851)
Pragian - Middle Devonian413.02 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Hedeia sp., Y. oblonga (20896)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Arizona) Hedeia sp., Y. gorelovii, Y. sp. (22756)