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Metadineuron

Coenopteridales - Zygopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Metadineuron was named by Galtier (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Dineuron ellipticum.

It was assigned to Zygopteridaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. ellipticum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Metadineuron Galtier
1970Metadineuron Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
orderCoenopteridales
RankNameAuthor
familyZygopteridaceae
genusMetadineuronGaltier 1964

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. †Metadineuron Galtier 1964
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†Metadineuron ellipticum Kidston 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Asbian or 358.86000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian - Ivorian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) M. ellipticum (10644)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) M. ellipticum (10646)