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Gramineae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Cyperales : Gramineae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | true grass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. H. Knowlton. 1899. Fossil Flora of the Yellowstone National Park. USGS Monograph Series 32(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Humbertochloa genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leptaspis genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Phragmites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Common Reed | 25 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Gramineae Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
| 2000 | Gramineae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Gramineae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
References
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!
