Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Paraphyllanthoxylon tertiarum

Equisetopsida

Taxonomy
Glochidioxylon tertiarum was named by Ramanujam (1956). It is not extant. Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

It was recombined as Paraphyllanthoxylon tertiarum by Mädel (1962), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Glochidioxylon tertiarum Ramanujam
1962Paraphyllanthoxylon tertiarum Mädel
1976Paraphyllanthoxylon tertiarum Lakhanpal et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
genusParaphyllanthoxylonBailey 1924
speciestertiarum(Ramanujam 1956)

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Neogene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58India (Tamil Nadu) Glochidioxylon tertiarum (224633)