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Equisetophyta
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| Rank | phylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Equisetophyta | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (7.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 371 - 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. R. Upchurch, P. R. Crane, and A. N. Drinnan. 1994. The Megaflora from the Quantico Locality (Upper Albian), Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group of Virginia. Virginia Museum of Natural History 4:1-57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Asterocalamitopsida ✝ class | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Calamitopsida ✝ class | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Equisetopsida class | listed (PBDB) | 2,358 | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Equisetophyta Scott pp. 13, 489, 492–493 |
| 2001 | Equisetophyta Doweld |
References
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!
