Prototaxites Dawson, 1859
Holotype species: Prototaxites loganii Dawson
Original publication and holotype designation: Dawson, J.W. (1859). On Fossil Plants from the Devonian Rocks of Canada. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 15(1-2): 477-488, 6 figures.
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-03-14 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Hueber, F.M. (2001). Rotted wood–alga–fungus: the history and life of Prototaxites Dawson 1859. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 116(1-2): 123-158, 15 figures, 9 plates.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
