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Cordaitales

Cordaitales

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Cordaiphloeum Grand'Eury
1909Cordaitales Scott pp. 551-552
1999Cordaitales Hilton and Edwards
2005Cordaitales Dilcher et al. p. 165
2008Cordaitales Taylor et al. p. 1029

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumConiferophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
orderCordaitalesScott 1909

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.

Or. †Cordaitales Scott 1909
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G. †Amyelon Williamson 1874
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†Amyelon radicans Williamson 1874
G. †Apaloxylon Renault 1892
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†Apaloxylon rocheri Renault 1892
Invalid names: Hapaloxylon Renault 1896 [synonym]
G. †Aporoxylon Unger 1856
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†Aporoxylon primigenium Unger 1856
G. †Arberia White 1908
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†Arberia indica White 1908
†Arberia minasica White 1908
†Arberia surangei Chandra and Srivastava 1981
†Arberia umbellata Surange and Lele 1957
G. †Archaeopitys Scott and Jeffrey 1914
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†Archaeopitys eastmanii Scott and Jeffrey 1914
G. †Botryoconus Goeppert 1864
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†Botryoconus goldenbergi Goeppert 1864
G. †Caenoxylon Zalessky 1911
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†Caenoxylon scotti Zalessky 1911
G. †Callixylon Zalessky 1911
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†Callixylon trifilievi Zalessky 1911
G. †Caracuboxylon Zalessky 1930
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†Caracuboxylon bakhasuense Zalessky 1930
G. †Cauloxylon Cribbs 1939
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†Cauloxylon ambiguum Cribbs 1939
G. †Cheirophyllum Pant and Singh 1978
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†Cheirophyllum lacerata Feistmantel 1882
Invalid names: Palmatophyllites Maithy 1965 [synonym]
G. †Cladites Scott 1930
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†Cladites bracteatus Scott 1930
G. †Conchophyllum Schenk 1883
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G. †Cordaianthopsis Fliche 1910
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†Cordaianthopsis minieri Fliche 1910
G. †Cordaianthus Grand'Eury 1877
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†Cordaianthus gemmifer Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Cordaicarpus Geinitz 1862
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†Cordaicarpus ovatus Lele 1963
†Cordaicarpus zeilleri Maithy 1965
G. †Cordaicladus Grand'Eury 1877
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†Cordaicladus subschnorrianus Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Cordaifloyos Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Cordaiopsis Renault 1896
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†Cordaiopsis elliptica Renault 1896
G. †Cordaispermum Renault 1881
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†Cordaispermum gutbieri Geinitz 1881
G. †Cordaistrobus Lesquereux 1878
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†Cordaistrobus grandeuryi Lesquereux 1878
G. †Cormocordaites Grand'Eury 1890
G. †Dictyocordaites Dawson 1889
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†Dictyocordaites lacoi Dawson 1889
G. †Dolianitia Millan 1967
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†Dolianitia opposita Millan 1967
G. †Dorycordaites Zeiller 1888
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†Dorycordaites palmaeformis Goeppert 1888
G. †Eristophyton Zalessky 1911
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†Eristophyton beinertianum Goeppert 1911
G. †Hypsilocarpus Grand'Eury 1890
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†Hypsilocarpus amygdalaeformis Goeppert and Berger 1890
G. †Lepidoxylon Lesquereux 1878
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†Lepidoxylon anomalum Brongniart 1878
G. †Medullopitys Kraeusel 1928
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†Medullopitys sclerotica Gothan 1928
G. †Mesoxyloides Maslen 1930
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†Mesoxyloides platypodium Maslen 1930
G. †Mesoxylon Scott and Maslen 1910
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†Mesoxylon sutcliffi Scott 1910
G. †Mesoxylopsis Scott 1919
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†Mesoxylopsis arberae Scott 1919
G. †Metacordaites Renault 1896
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†Metacordaites rigolloti Renault 1896
G. †Ormoxylon Dawson 1871
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†Ormoxylon erianum Dawson 1871
G. †Pelourdea Seward 1917
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†Pelourdea vogesiaca Schimper and Mougeot 1917
G. †Pericordaites Zalessky 1927
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†Pericordaites eugeniae Zalessky 1927
G. †Pinuxylon Gothan 1906
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†Pinuxylon succinifer Goeppert and Berendt 1845
G. †Pitus Witham 1833
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†Pitus antiqua Witham 1833
Fm. †Pityeae
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G. †Arnoldella Read 1936
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†Arnoldella minuta Read 1936
G. †Poacordaixylon Renault 1885
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G. †Poroxylon Renault 1879
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†Poroxylon boysseti Renault 1879
G. †Premnoxylon Pierce and Hall 1953
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†Premnoxylon iowense Pierce and Hall 1953
G. †Pycnophyllites Tuzson 1911
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†Pycnophyllites brandlingi Lindley and Hutton 1831
G. †Pycnoxylon Cribbs 1938
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†Pycnoxylon leptodesmon Cribbs 1938
G. †Radiculites Lignier 1906
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†Radiculites reticulatus Lignier 1906
G. †Rhiptozamites Schmalhausen 1879
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†Rhiptozamites goepperti Schmalhausen 1879
G. †Rhizocordaites Grand'Eury 1890
G. †Samarospadix Neuburg 1948
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†Samarospadix pencillata Neuburg 1948
G. †Schutzia Geinitz 1863
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†Schutzia anomala Geinitz 1863
G. †Scutocordaites Renault and Zeiller 1885
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†Scutocordaites grandeuryi Renault and Zeiller 1885
G. †Squamophyllum Radchenko 1934
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G. †Taeniophyllum Lesquereux 1878
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†Taeniophyllum deflexum Lesquereux 1878
G. †Titanophyllum Renault 1890
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†Titanophyllum grandeuryi Renault 1890
G. †Tithymalites Presl 1838
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†Tithymalites biformis Presl 1838
G. †Xylophyllum Zalessky 1927
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†Xylophyllum kuliki Zalessky 1927
Invalid names: Cordaiphloeum Grand'Eury 1877 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 383.70000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (243 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Callixylon newberryi (14248)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Callixylon petryi (14276 14293)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Canada (Alberta) Callixylon zalesskyi (21241)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Ohio) Callixylon newberryi (74950 74951)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Virginia) Callixylon sp. (21109)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Callixylon petryi, Callixylon Zalesskyi (14269) Callixylon sp. (14249 14270 14274 14277 28532 29006) Callixylon zalesskyi (14297 21242) Euphyllophytina B4 (28516)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Callixylon sp. (14221)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Nunavut) Callixylon sp. (21216)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) Callixylon erianum (14217)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Virginia) Callixylon sp. (21199)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Pelourdea poleoensis (24502)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Pelourdea poleoensis (10642)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Mendoza) Cordaicarpus sp. (210079)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3Mongolia Pelourdea sp. 1 (30299 30301)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Pelourdea poleoensis (23968)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Pelourdea sp. (55493)
Norian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian228.0 - 183.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Pelourdea sp. (23977)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Heilongjiang) Pelourdea sp. 1 (29697)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Pelourdea megaphylla (24227)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Malaysia Pelourdea sp. 1 (30285)