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Protopteridium
Taxonomy
Protopteridium was named by Krejci (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Protopteridium hostinense.
It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).
It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).
Species
P. hostinense (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Protopteridium Krejci |
| 1970 | Protopteridium Andrews |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 388.10000 to 380.20000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emsian - Middle Devonian | China (Yunnan) | P. minutum (10939) | |
| Eifelian | Mongolia | P. sp. (79716) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. pinnatum (26875) P. thomsoni (26876) | |
| Eifelian - Middle Devonian | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | P. hostinense (27178) | |
| Middle Devonian | Norway (Svalbard) | P. sp. (21137) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | P. hostinense (27157 27159) | |
| Givetian | Czech Republic | Protopteridium indet. (12053) | |
| Givetian | Germany | P. thomsonii (22761) | |
| Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian | Belgium (Ronquieres) | P. thomsoni (32216) | |
| Middle Givetian | Belgium (Brabant) | P. thomsoni (32214) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian | Belgium (Brabant) | P. thomsoni (32215) |