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Embryophyta
| Source Data |
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| Rank | subkingdom (PBDB) | ||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Embryophyta | ||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1,864 | ||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 203 (11%) | ||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. R. Crane, P. Herendeen, and E. M. Friis. 2004. Fossils and plant phylogeny. American Journal of Botany 91(10):1683-1699 | ||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Angiospermaephylum | listed (PBDB) | 3,193 | 260 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Antherocerotophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | Hornworts | 0 Ma Extant | ||
| Bryophyta phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 910 | 443 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Coniferophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cycadophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 2,428 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Ginkgophytaphylum | listed (PBDB) | 4,732 | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lycophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 301 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Progymnospermophyta β phylum | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psilophytophyta β phylum | listed (PBDB) | 130 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pteridophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | Ferns | 17,110 | 443 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Pteridospermophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 40 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Sphenophyta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Zosterophyllophyta β phylum | listed (PBDB) | 42 | 427 Ma Silurian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Gigantopteridales β order | listed (PBDB) | 71 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Hermanophytales β order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Iraniales β order | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Embryophyta Crane et al. |
References
| Crane P. R., Herendeen P., et al (2004) Fossils and plant phylogeny, American Journal of Botany 91 10, 1683-1699 |
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!
