Ibyka Temporal range:
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Order: | †
Ibykales
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Genus: | †Ibyka Skog & Banks (1973)
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Type species | |
Ibyka amphikoma Skog & Banks (1973)
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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.
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[3]
The probable relationships within
Equisetopsida are shown in the cladogram below. The position where Ibyka would be added.
[4]
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