nematophyton

nematophyton
\\ˌneməˈtäfəˌtän\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from nemat- + Greek phyton plant — more at phyt-
: a large branching fossil plant found in Devonian rocks, believed to be a thallophyte, and often considered to offer evidence of a relationship between brown algae and vascular plants

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  • nematophyton — nem·a·toph·y·ton …   English syllables

  • Prototaxites — Taxobox fossil range = fossil range|420|370Late Silurian to Upper Devonian image caption = An 1888 illustration of Prototaxites in section. regnum = Incertae sedis genus = Prototaxites genus authority = Dawson 1859 subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • prototaxites — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun (plural prototaxites) Etymology: New Latin, from prot + tax + ites : nematophyton …   Useful english dictionary

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