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Forcipites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Forcipites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Forcipites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Forcipites Dettmann & Jarzen, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. D. Barreda, N. R. Cúneo, and P. Wilf, E. D. Currano, R. A. Scasso, H. Brinkhuis. 2012. Cretaceous/Paleogene Floral Turnover in Patagonia: Drop in Diversity, Low Extinction, and a Classopollis Spike. PLoS ONE 7(12):e52455 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Forcipites longus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Forcipites sabulosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Forcipites stipulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1988 | Forcipites Dettmann and Jarzen |
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!
