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Margophyton

Zosterophyllopsida - Zosterophyllales

Taxonomy
Margophyton was named by Zakharova (1981).

It was assigned to Zosterophyllales by Nibbelink and Tomescu (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Margophyton Zakharova p. 113
2022Margophyton Nibbelink and Tomescu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumZosterophyllophytaBold 1973
RankNameAuthor
classZosterophyllopsidaFoster and Gifford 1974
orderZosterophyllalesBierhorst 1971
genusMargophytonZakharova 1981

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. †Margophyton Zakharova 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 407.60000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation M. goldschmidtii (238400)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Psilophyton goldschmidtii (11513)