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Walchia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Walchia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Emmons. 1856. Geological Report of the Midland Counties of North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Walchia diffusus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Walchia longifolius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1825 | Walchia Sternberg p. 332 |
| 1856 | Walchia Emmons p. 333 |
| 1970 | Walchia Andrews |
References
| Emmons E. , Geological Report of the Midland Counties of North Carolina, xx-351 |
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!
