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Protopitys

Taxonomy
Protopitys was named by Goeppert (1850). It is not extant. Its type is Protopitys buchiana.

It was assigned to Gymnospermophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. buchiana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Protopitys Goeppert
1970Protopitys Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumGymnospermophytaCleal 1994
RankNameAuthor
genusProtopitysGoeppert 1850

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. †Protopitys Goeppert 1850
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†Protopitys buchiana Goeppert 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) P. scotica (21324)
Hastarian - Asbian358.9 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) P. scotica (10645)