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Lychnophorites dichotomus

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae

Taxonomy
Lepidodendron dichotomum was named by Sternberg (1820). It is not extant. It is the type species of Lychnophorites.

It was recombined as Lychnophorites dichotomus by Martius (1822).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lepidodendron dichotomum Sternberg
1822Lychnophorites dichotomus Martius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumLycophyta
orderLepidodendrales
RankNameAuthor
familyLepidodendraceae
genusLychnophoritesMartius 1822
speciesdichotomus(Sternberg 1820)

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.

†Lychnophorites dichotomus Sternberg 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Lepidodendron dichotomum (12694)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Lepidodendron dichotomum (11197)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Lepidodendron dichotomum (10888)
Westphalian - Carboniferous318.7 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Lepidodendron dichotomum (12033)