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Protocephalopteris praecox

Rhacophytales

Taxonomy
Protocephalopteris praecox was named by Hoeg (1960). It is not extant. It is the type species of Protocephalopteris.

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Protocephalopteris praecox Hoeg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
orderRhacophytalesNemejc 1963
genusProtocephalopterisAnaniev 1960
speciespraecoxHoeg 1960

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.

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Diagnosis
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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: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 410.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Protocephalopteris praecox (35709)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation Protocephalopteris praecox (35721)