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Palaeostachya

Taxonomy
Palaeostachya was named by Weiss (1876). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeostachya elongata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. elongata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. trabeculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Palaeostachya Weiss
1970Palaeostachya Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusPalaeostachyaWeiss 1876

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. †Palaeostachya Weiss 1876
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†Palaeostachya elongata Presl 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Artinskian or 318.70000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) P. elongata (11197)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Kansas) P. andrewsii (12671)
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902USA (Arizona) P. sp. 1 (10750)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Ohio) P. decacnema (13968) P. ovalis, P. aperta, P. trabeculata, P. elongata (10756)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) P. vera (37376)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30639)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Arizona) P. sp. (23165)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia P. sp. 1 (30182)