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Eophyllophyton

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Eophyllophyton
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Fossil specimen of E. bellum, Geological Museum of China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Euphyllophytes
Genus: Eophyllophyton
Hao & Beck 1993
Species:
E. bellum
Binomial name
Eophyllophyton bellum
Hao & Beck 1993

Eophyllophyton bellum is the oldest known plant bearing megaphyllous leaves.[1][2] In 2013, Hao (one of the original taxon authors) and Xue placed the genus in a new class Eophyllophytopsida, considered to be an isolated lineage in the euphyllophytes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hao, S.; Beck, C.B. & Deming, W. (2003), "Structure of the Earliest Leaves: Adaptations to High Concentrations of Atmospheric CO2", International Journal of Plant Sciences, 164 (1): 71–75, doi:10.1086/344557, S2CID 84741832
  2. ^ Crane, P.R.; Herendeen, P. & Friis, E.M. (2004), "Fossils and plant phylogeny", American Journal of Botany, 91 (10): 1683–99, doi:10.3732/ajb.91.10.1683, PMID 21652317
  3. ^ Hao, Shougang & Xue, Jinzhuang (2013), The early Devonian Posongchong flora of Yunnan: a contribution to an understanding of the evolution and early diversification of vascular plants, Beijing: Science Press, pp. 57, 246, ISBN 978-7-03-036616-0, retrieved 2019-10-25