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Sphondylophyton

Sphenopsida

Taxonomy
Sphondylophyton was named by Schultes and Dorf (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Sphondylophyton hyenioides.

It was assigned to Sphenopsida by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. hyenioides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Sphondylophyton Schultes and Dorf
1970Sphondylophyton Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumSphenophyta
RankNameAuthor
classSphenopsida
genusSphondylophytonSchultes and Dorf 1938

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.

G. †Sphondylophyton Schultes and Dorf 1938
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Sphondylophyton hyenioides Schultes and Dorf 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) S. hyenioides (26176)