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Sphenostrobus thompsonii

Sphenopsida

Taxonomy
Sphenostrobus thompsonii was named by Levittan and Barghoorn (1948). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sphenostrobus.

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Sphenostrobus thompsonii Levittan and Barghoorn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumSphenophyta
classSphenopsida
genusSphenostrobusLevittan and Barghoorn 1948
speciesthompsoniiLevittan and Barghoorn 1948

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.

†Sphenostrobus thompsonii Levittan and Barghoorn 1948
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Diagnosis
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available