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Palaeohypnum

Taxonomy
Palaeohypnum was named by Steere (1946). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeohypnum arnoldianum.

It was assigned to Bryophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. arnoldianum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Palaeohypnum Steere
1970Palaeohypnum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusPalaeohypnumSteere 1946

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. †Palaeohypnum Steere 1946
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Palaeohypnum arnoldianum Steere 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Montana) P. beckeri (23330)