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Embothrium ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Embothrium | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. C. Gonzalez, M. A. Gandolfo, and M. C. Zamaloa, N. R. Cúneo, P. Wilf, K. R. Johnson. 2007. Revision of the Proteaceae macrofossil record from Patagonia, Argentina. The Botanical Review 73(3):235-266 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Embothrium precoccineum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Embothrium pregrandiflorum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene |
References
Gonzalez C. C., Gandolfo M. A., et al (2007) Revision of the Proteaceae macrofossil record from Patagonia, Argentina, The Botanical Review 73 3, 235-266 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!