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Leptophloeum ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Lycopodiophyta : Leptophloeum | |||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 359 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. N. Taylor, E. L. Taylor, and M. Krings. 2009. Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 2nd edition | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leptophloeum australe ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1862 | Leptophloeum Dawson |
| 1970 | Leptophloeum Andrews |
| 2009 | Leptophloeum Taylor et al. |
References
| Taylor T. N., Taylor E. L., et al (2009) , Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 2nd edition |
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!
