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Megistophyllum

Taxonomy
Megistophyllum was named by Archangelsky (1957). It is not extant. Its type is Megistophyllum leanzai.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. leanzai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Megistophyllum Archangelsky
1970Megistophyllum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusMegistophyllum

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. †Megistophyllum Archangelsky 1957
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†Megistophyllum leanzai Archangelsky 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. leanzai (211313)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. 1 (29395)