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Protophyllum
Taxonomy
Protophyllum was named by Lesquereux (1874). It is not extant. Its type is Protophyllum sternbergii.
It was assigned to Angiospermae by Andrews (1970); to Platanaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Hickey (1977); and to Plantae by Liu et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Angiospermae by Andrews (1970); to Platanaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Hickey (1977); and to Plantae by Liu et al. (1996).
Species
P. boreale, P. crassum, P. crednerioides, P. crenatum, P. denticulatum, P. dimorphum, P. haydenii, P. integerrimum, P. leconteanum, P. minus, P. mudgii, P. multinerve, P. nanaimo, P. nebrascense, P. obovatum, P. praestans, P. pseudospermoides, P. pterospermifolium, P. quadratum, P. querciforme, P. rugosum, P. semotum, P. sternbergii (type species), P. undulatum
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Protophyllum Lesquereux |
| 1919 | Protophyllum Knowlton |
| 1970 | Protophyllum Andrews |
| 1977 | Protophyllum Hickey |
| 1996 | Protophyllum Liu et al. |
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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. †Protophyllum Lesquereux 1874
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†Protophyllum boreale Dawson 1882
†Protophyllum crassum Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum crednerioides Lesquereux 1874
†Protophyllum crenatum Knowlton 1891
†Protophyllum denticulatum Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum dimorphum Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum haydenii Lesquereux 1871
†Protophyllum integerrimum Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum leconteanum Lesquereux 1868
†Protophyllum minus Lesquereux 1874
†Protophyllum mudgii Lesquereux 1871
†Protophyllum multinerve Lesquereux 1871
†Protophyllum nanaimo Dawson 1882
†Protophyllum nebrascense Lesquereux 1874
†Protophyllum obovatum Newberry 1895
†Protophyllum praestans Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum pseudospermoides Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum pterospermifolium Lesquereux 1891
†Protophyllum quadratum Lesquereux 1871
†Protophyllum querciforme Hollick 1895
†Protophyllum rugosum Lesquereux 1872
†Protophyllum semotum Hickey 1977
†Protophyllum sternbergii Lesquereux 1872
†Protophyllum undulatum Lesquereux 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Clarkforkian or 433.40000 to 54.90000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenlock | Russian Federation (Siberia) | P. cylindricum (206380 206381 206386) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Montana) | P. sp. (31171) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Canada (British Columbia) | P. multinerve (31888) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | P. sp. (27314 27315 27357 27370) | |
| Paleocene | China (Heilongjiang) | P. ovatifolium, P. wuyungense, P. haydenii (223817) | |
| Clarkforkian | USA (North Dakota) | P. semotum (10810) | |
| Eocene | China (Jilin) | P. sp. (223891) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (North Dakota) | P. semotum (10807) |