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Asphaltina

Taxonomy
Asphaltina was named by Mamet (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Asphaltina cordillerensis.

It was assigned to Plantae by Blazer (1975).

Species
A. cordillerensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Asphaltina Mamet
1975Asphaltina Blazer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusAsphaltinaMamet 1972

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. †Asphaltina Mamet 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Holkerian to the top of the Morrowan or 346.70000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Nevada) A. sp. (6272)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 336.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (36673)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Nevada) A. sp. (6301)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (36674)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) A. sp. (76852 76853)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Wyoming) A. sp. (5672 5674 5675 5677)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Spain (Asturias) A. sp. (76872)