Barinophyton

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Clade:Barinophytes
Genus:Barinophyton
White (1905)[2] emend. Brauer (1980)[3]
Barinophyton
Temporal range: DevonianCarboniferous[1]
Barinophyton citruliforme fossil, New York State Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Barinophytes
Genus: Barinophyton
White (1905)[2] emend. Brauer (1980)[3]
Species
  • B. citrulliforme Arnold (1939)
  • B. norvegicum (Høeg 1935) Schweitzer & Geisen (2008)
  • B. obscurum (Dun 1898) White (1905)
  • B. perryanum White (1905)
  • B. richardsoni (Dawson 1861) White (1921)
  • B. robustius A.R. Ananiev (1955)
  • B. sibricum Petrosian (1962)
Synonyms

Barinophyton was a genus of early land plant with branching axes. It is placed in a group of early vascular plants (tracheophytes), the barinophytes, a group that has been given various ranks and scientific names.[4] Known fossils are of Devonian to Carboniferous age (420 to 299 million years ago).[1]

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