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Lyssoxylon

Bennettitales - Williamsoniaceae

Taxonomy
Lyssoxylon was named by Daugherty (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Lyssoxylon grigsbyi.

It was assigned to Williamsoniaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
L. grigsbyi (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-10; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Lyssoxylon Daugherty
1970Lyssoxylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
familyWilliamsoniaceae
genusLyssoxylonDaugherty 1941

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. †Lyssoxylon Daugherty 1941
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†Lyssoxylon grigsbyi Daugherty 1941
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: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) L. grigsbyi (23968)