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Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus was named by Stopes (1914). It is not extant. Its type locality is Carboniferous Flora of St. John, New Brunswick, which is in a Mississippian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in Canada. It is the type species of Pterispermostrobus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus Stopes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusPterispermostrobusStopes 1914
speciesbifurcatusStopes 1914

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus (type locality: 12421)