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Pitus antiqua

Cordaitales

Taxonomy
Pitus antiqua was named by Witham (1833). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pitus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pitus antiqua Witham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumConiferophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
genusPitusWitham 1833
speciesantiquaWitham 1833

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.

Pitus antiqua Witham 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 345.30000 to 342.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian345.3 - 342.8United Kingdom (England) Pitus antiqua (21315)