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Dicksonites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)157169https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=157169
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : Dicksonites
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
orderCallistophytales
-Callistophytaceae
genusDicksonitesSterzel 1883
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Dicksonitesgenusbelongs to Callistophytaceaestated with evidenceMeyen, 1984
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance323 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance299 - 295 Ma
Paleozoic
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. V. Meyen. 1984. Basic features of gymnosperm systematics and phylogeny as evidenced by the fossil record. Botanical Review 50(1):1-111

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1883Dicksonites Sterzel
1984Dicksonites Meyen p. 89

References

Meyen S. V. (1984) Basic features of gymnosperm systematics and phylogeny as evidenced by the fossil record, Botanical Review 50 1, 1-111
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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