Protosphagnum
Extinct genus of mosses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protosphagnum nervatum is the only known species of order Protosphagnales. It is only known from the Permian fossil record. In many ways, it resembles the living moss genus Sphagnum, though its leaf cells are not as strongly dimorphic as in Sphagnum.[2]
Quick Facts Protosphagnum Temporal range: Permian, Scientific classification ...
Protosphagnum Temporal range: Permian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | †Protosphagnales |
Genus: | †Protosphagnum Nejburg, 1960 |
Species: | †P. nervatum |
Binomial name | |
†Protosphagnum nervatum Nejburg, 1960 [1] | |
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