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Gigantospermum

Taxonomy
Gigantospermum was named by Jongmans and Gothan (1935). It is not extant. Its type is Gigantospermum posthumi.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
G. posthumi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Gigantospermum Jongmans and Gothan
1970Gigantospermum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusGigantospermumJongmans and Gothan 1935

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. †Gigantospermum Jongmans and Gothan 1935
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†Gigantospermum posthumi Jongmans and Gothan 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28China (Henan) G. sp. 1 (29954)