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Cooksonia caledonica

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
C. hemisphaerica, C. pertoni
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acuminata, C. cambrensis, C. downtonensis

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
RankNameAuthor
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
genusCooksonia
speciescaledonica

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 423.00000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Bolivia (Tarija dept.) Cooksonia caledonica (11158)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.6 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia caledonica (10634)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cooksonia caledonica (10666)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Cooksonia caledonica (26756)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Cooksonia caledonica (10679)