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Araucarioxylon hoppertonae

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Araucarioxylon hoppertonae was named by Knowlton (1899). It is not extant. Its type locality is Minnekahta Station #2, which is in a Cretaceous terrestrial horizon in the Cretaceous Formation of South Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. keuperianum, A. mexicana, A. pichasquenis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Araucarioxylon hoppertonae Knowlton
1919Araucarioxylon hoppertonae Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusAraucarioxylonKraus 1870
specieshoppertonaeKnowlton 1899

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.

†Araucarioxylon hoppertonae Knowlton 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Araucarioxylon hoppertonae (type locality: 32048)