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Polyxylon elegans

Taxonomy
Polyxylon elegans was named by Read and Campbell (1939). It is not extant. It is the type species of Polyxylon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Polyxylon elegans Read and Campbell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusPolyxylonRead and Campbell 1939
specieselegansRead and Campbell 1939

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.

Polyxylon elegans Read and Campbell 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Indiana) Polyxylon elegans (21034)