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Atherospermophyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Atherospermataceae : Atherospermophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Atherospermataceae : Atherospermophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Atherospermophyllum Knight & Wilf, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Knight and P. Wilf. 2013. Rare leaf fossils of Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae (Laurales) from Eocene Patagonian rainforests and their biogeographic significance. Palaeontologia Electronica 16(3):26A-39 p. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Atherospermophyllum guinazui ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2013 | Atherospermophyllum Knight and Wilf |
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!