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Prototaxites

Taxonomy
Prototaxites was named by Dawson (1859). Its type is Prototaxites logani.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species lacking formal opinion data
P. caledonianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Prototaxites Dawson
1970Prototaxites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusPrototaxitesDawson 1859

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. †Prototaxites Dawson 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 433.40000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Norway (Svalbard) P. sp. (20839)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic P. sp. (14123 14124)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic P. sp. (14062 14077 14102 14103 14159)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic P. sp. (14031 14063 14160)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.6 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (10634)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (10666)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Prototaxites indet. (26755 26756)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) P. sp. (31001)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Belgium (Liege) Prototaxites indet. (34965)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3United Kingdom (Wales) Prototaxites indet. (25242)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Belgium (Hainuat) P. sp. (23543 23545 23559)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Belgium (Hainaut) P. sp. (23540)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Belgium (Leige) P. sp. (23567)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) P. taitii (10721)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Belgium (Nord du Bassin de Dinant) P. sp., P. forfarensis (22860)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Wales) P. caledonianus (11083) P. sp. (11088)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany P. loganii (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Saudi Arabia P. sp. (80262)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3United Kingdom (Scotland) P. sp. (10719)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7USA (Maine) P. sp. (10602)
Middle Devonian - Early/Lower Devonian393.3 - 393.3Germany (Hohen Venn) P. caledonianus (20894)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) P. sp. (22857)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium (Ronquieres) P. sp. (32216)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Ontario) P. southworthii (21240)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Kentucky) P. ortoni (21029)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Ohio) P. clevelandensis (21236)