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Protophyllum semotum

Taxonomy
Protophyllum semotum was named by Hickey (1977). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 43608. Its type locality is Western Pit of Hebron Brick Co. (USNM 14053), which is in a Wasatchian channel claystone in the Golden Valley Formation of North Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cylindricum, P. ovatifolium, P. wuyungense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Protophyllum semotum Hickey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusProtophyllumLesquereux 1874
RankNameAuthor
speciessemotum

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.

†Protophyllum semotum Hickey 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Wasatchian or 57.50000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Protophyllum semotum (10810)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (North Dakota) Protophyllum semotum (type locality: 10807)