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Psilophyton princeps

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales - Psilophytaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Psilophyton princeps Dawson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
familyPsilophytaceaeHirmer 1927
genusPsilophytonDawson 1859
speciesprincepsDawson 1859

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.

Psilophyton princeps Dawson 1859
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Measurements
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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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 399.50000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Psilophyton princeps (26656 29334)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47France (Lys Valley) Psilophyton princeps (28207)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (territoire d'Estinnes-au-Monts) Psilophyton princeps (23258)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Hainuit) Psilophyton princeps (23536)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Hainuat) Psilophyton princeps (23545 23559)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (Namur) Psilophyton princeps (23562)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Psilophyton princeps (28924 28996 28997)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95USA (Maine) Psilophyton princeps (10602)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Germany (Wuppertals) Psilophyton princeps (32209)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Canada (Quebec) Psilophyton princeps (21231 21235 21237)