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Protosalvinia

Taxonomy
Protosalvinia was named by Dawson (1886). It is not extant. Its type is Protosalvinia bilobata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. bilobata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Protosalvinia Dawson
1970Protosalvinia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusProtosalviniaDawson 1886

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. †Protosalvinia Dawson 1886
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†Protosalvinia bilobata Clarke 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 372.20000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Ohio) P. arnoldii, P. ravenna (22837)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Brazil P. arnoldii, P. ravenna, P. braziliensis, P. furcata, P. bilobata (23271 23341)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Tennessee) P. sp. (22863)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Kentucky) Foerstia furcata (21042 21043) P. arnoldii, P. ravenna, P. furcata (22841) P. furcata, P. ravenna, P. arnoldii (22861) P. rarenna (21041) P. ravenna, P. arnoldii, P. furcata (22862)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Indiana) P. rarenna (21039)