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Zosterophyllum myretonianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Zosterophyllum myretonianum Penhallow
1937Zosterophyllum myretonianum Lang p. 248
1997Zosterophyllum myretonianum Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumLycophytina
genusZosterophyllumPenhallow 1892
speciesmyretonianumPenhallow 1892

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Zosterophyllum myretonianum Penhallow 1892
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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

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Ukraine Zosterophyllum myretonianum (14147)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine (Podolia) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (52702)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (26755 26756 26757)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Siberia) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (60395)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47China (Sichuan) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (10907)