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Desmiophyllum

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Desmiophyllum was named by Lesquereux (1878). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Desmiophyllum gracile.

It was assigned to Coniferales by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991) and Troncoso et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Desmiophyllum Lesquereux
1976Desmiophyllum Lakhanpal et al.
1991Desmiophyllum Chandra and Tewari
2000Desmiophyllum Troncoso and et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
—Radiatopses
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderConiferales
genusDesmiophyllumLesquereux 1878

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. †Desmiophyllum Lesquereux 1878
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†Desmiophyllum gracile Lesquereux 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Albian or 293.52000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (151 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Falkland Islands (Malvinas) D. sp. 1 (30103)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Gansu) D. sp. 1 (29956)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Tanzania D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2 (30940)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation D. sp. (214753)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Mongolia D. sp. 1 (30297)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand D. sp. (207622)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Russian Federation (Novaya Zemlya) D. n. sp. (25042) D. n. sp., D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2 (25043)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany D. imhoffi (34416)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria D. imhoffii (24683)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Fujian) D. sp. 1 (29781)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) D. poleoensis (24037 24076) D. sp. (23994 24005 24008 24028 24041 24044 24045 24053 24059 24064 24065 24066 24067 24069) D. sp., D. poleoensis (23993 24001 24031 24061 24068 24071 24092)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Ukraine D. sp. 1 (30953)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30742)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4Mongolia D. sp. 1 (30303)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30830)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4China (Gansu) D. sp. 1 (29527)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4China (Qinghai) D. sp. 1 (30074)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4China (Anhui) D. sp. 1 (29701)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Neuquen) D. sp. 1 (29411)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4India (Madhya Pradesh) D. taeniatum (224691)
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.7Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30242)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Ukraine D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2, D. sp. 3 (30952)
Norian227.3 - 205.7South Korea D. sp. 1 (30260 30261)
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Sichuan) D. sp. 1 (30029 30042)
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Hunan) D. sp. 1 (29686)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India (Madhya Pradesh) D. singhii (30181)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Ukraine D. sp. 1 (30954)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4China (Sichuan) D. sp. 1 (30052)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran D. sp. 1 (30186)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Ukraine D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2 (30962) D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2, D. sp. 3 (30957)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Sweden D. cyclostomum (31177)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany D. sp. (31300)
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Jurassic205.7 - 174.7India (Madhya Pradesh) D. sp. (229274)
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Jurassic205.7 - 174.7Sweden (Scania) D. cyclostomum (25046)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30232 30240)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Yunnan) D. sp. 1 (29657)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Anhui) D. sp. 1 (29524)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Nei Mongol) D. sp. 1 (29540)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Romania D. sp. (31127 31131 31138)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30665 30836 30841)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Jiangsu) D. sp. 1 (29598 29753)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Xinjiang) D. sp. 1 (29609 29653)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Jiangxi) D. sp. 1 (29688)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Qinghai) D. sp. 1 (29544)
Hettangian - Oxfordian201.4 - 154.8Mongolia D. sp. 1 (30309)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Argentina (Chubut) D. sp. 1 (29378)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) D. sp. 1 (29374)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30241)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30560 30712)
Pliensbachian - Bajocian192.9 - 168.2Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30679)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30588 30658)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) D. gramineum (24235)
Middle Aalenian - Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) D. gramineum (24262)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30236)
Aalenian - Bathonian174.7 - 165.3Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30713)
Aalenian - Bathonian174.7 - 165.3Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30219)
Aalenian - Callovian174.7 - 161.5Mongolia D. sp. 1 (30307 30310)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Zhejiang) D. sp. 1 (30075)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Nei Mongol) D. sp. 1 (29573)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30426 30427 30506 30507 30670 30753 30762 30777 30783 30834 30835 30837 30842)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Heilongjiang) D. sp. 1 (29722)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Ningxia) D. sp. 1 (29738)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5New Zealand D. sp. 1 (30356)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Hubei) D. sp. 1 (29586)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Kazakhstan D. sp. 1 (30245)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Xinjiang) D. sp. 1 (29596)
Aalenian - Tithonian174.7 - 143.1Mongolia D. sp. 1 (30316)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic174.7 - 143.1New Zealand D. sp. 1 (30350)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic174.7 - 143.1India (Ladakh) D. sp. (229179)
Bajocian - Callovian170.9 - 161.5Switzerland (Prealpes) D. schimperianum (24580)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30754) D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2 (30760)
Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5Kazakhstan D. sp. 1, D. sp. 2 (30235)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian165.3 - 149.2Sri Lanka D. sp. 1 (30893)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Gansu) D. sp. 1 (29532)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India D. sp. 1 (30129)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Fujian) D. sp. 1 (29676)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Xinjiang) D. sp. 1 (29534)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Liaoning) D. sp. 1 (30036)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30543)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Colombia D. sp. 1 (30100)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation D. sp. 1 (30388 30501 30620 30621)
Berriasian - Aptian143.1 - 113.2Israel (Negev) D. sp. (22634)
Neocomian - Aptian143.1 - 113.2Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (24884)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal D. sp. (73482)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Spain (Castilla y León) D. sp. (224909)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4India (Tamil Nadu) D. sp. (46316)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) D. sp. (36972)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal D. latifolium (73574)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (24887)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Alaska) D. magnum (34300)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9USA (Alaska) D. magnum (33498 34380) D. magnum, D. sp. (34386) D. sp. (34387 34390 34622 34623) D. sp., D. spp. (34621)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Russian Federation D. sp. (34796)