Ibyka
Extinct genus of ferns
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Ibyka is an extinct genus of Iridopteridales, and a possible ancestor to horsetails.[1]
The name comes from the poet Ibykos because the discovery of the fossil was due to the activity of construction cranes during the construction of the Gilboa Dam.[2][3]
The probable relationships within Equisetopsida are shown in the cladogram below. The position where Ibyka would be added.[4]
| Ibyka Temporal range: | |
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| Order: | †Ibykales |
| Family: | †Ibykaceae |
| Genus: | †Ibyka Skog & Banks (1973) |
| Type species | |
| Ibyka amphikoma Skog & Banks (1973) | |
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