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Coenosophyton tristichum
Coenosophyton tristichum Y. Wang, H.-H. Xu Int. J. Pl. Sci., 164(1): 78. Jan 2003
- Name
- Coenosophyton tristichum
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- tristichus
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Coenosophyton
- Authors (Pub.)
- Wang Y.
Xu H.-H.
- Publication
- Studies on a new earliest Carboniferous plant: Coenosophyton tristichus gen. et sp. nov. from China [2003/1]
- Journal
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Volume
- 164
- Issue
- 1
- Page number
- 78
- Year
- 2003
- Fossil Status
- stems (with sporangia)
- Stratigraphy
- Tournaisian
- Strat. comment
- Wutung Formation
- Location
- Small quarry on the north side of Beishan Hill, Shizikou, 3 km north of Chaohu City, Anhui, China
- Paleoregion
- Cathaysia (South)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Repository Number
- PB 19285
- Diagnosis
- Plant as generic diagnosis. First-order axes, 1.2–5 mm wide, at least 210 mm long. Second-order axes, 0.6–1.2 mm wide, at least 50 mm long. Third-order axes, less than 0.5 mm wide, 5–25 mm long. Sterile appendages, up to 7 mm in the maximum dimension, dichotomized two times. Terminal segment, 1 mm long, with a pointed tip. Fertile appendages, up to 6 mm in the maximum dimension. Sporangia, oval in outline, 6–8 mm long and 4–5 mm wide, with a rounded apex. Dense terminal branching system made of a dense cluster of dichotomous segments, 6–9 mm long and up to 8 mm wide.
