Biology:Stachyophyton

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Short description: Extinct genus of vascular plants

Stachyophyton
Temporal range: Pragian
Stachyophyton-Geological Museum of China.jpg
S. yunnanense, Geological Museum of China
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Genus: Stachyophyton
B.-Y. Geng[1]
Species
  • S. yunnanense B.-Y. Geng[1]

Stachyophyton is a genus of extinct vascular plants known from fossils found in the Posongchong Formation, Wenshan district, Yunnan, China, in deposits of Early Devonian age (Pragian, around 410 million years ago).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Geng, B.-Y. (1983), "Stachyophyton gen. nov. discovers [sic from Lower Devonian of Yunnan and its significance"] (in Chinese, English), Acta Bot. Sin. 11: 574–579, http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-ZWXB198306012.htm 

Wikidata ☰ Q7595905 entry