Psilophyton is a genus of extinct vascular plants. Described in 1859, it was one of the first fossil plants to be found which was of Devonian age (about {period span/brief|Devonian|-1}). Specimens have been found in northern Maine, USA; Gaspé Bay, Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada; the Czech Republic; and Yunnan, China. Plants lacked leaves or tru... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilophyton
(from the article `Dawson, Sir John William`) In 1859 he announced his discovery of the then-earliest-known land plant, Psilophyton, which he found in Devonian strata (dating from 408 to 360 ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/127