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Dorycordaites

Cordaitales

Taxonomy
Dorycordaites was named by Zeiller (1888). It is not extant. Its type is Dorycordaites palmaeformis.

It was assigned to Cordaitales by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. palmaeformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Dorycordaites Zeiller
1970Dorycordaites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumConiferophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
genusDorycordaitesZeiller 1888

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Dorycordaites Zeiller 1888
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†Dorycordaites palmaeformis Goeppert 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Carboniferous to the top of the Sakmarian or 358.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.9 - 306.0USA (Missouri) D. palmaeformis (11196)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Niger D. sp. 1 (30357)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5France D. sp. (25180 25187 25188)
Asselian - Kungurian298.9 - 272.3Egypt D. sp. 1 (30102)
Autunian - Kungurian298.9 - 272.3Spain D. sp. (25892)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Morocco D. sp. 1 (30346)