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Physalis infinemundi ✝
| Description | Physalis infinemundi is the name assigned to a fossil estimated to be 52 million years old, from the Laguna del Hunco formation, of what appears to be a Physalis fruit, closely resembling that of the Cape gooseberry, popularly described as a fossil tomatillo. "Infinimundi" means "end of the earth" referring to the fact that it grew in the far south, just before the breakup of Gondwana, and to the fossil site's modern location in Chubut Province, Argentina. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_infinemundi, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Solanales : Solanaceae : Physalis : Physalis infinemundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Solanales : Solanaceae : Physalis : Physalis infinemundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Physalis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Physalis infinemundi Wilf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Wilf, M. R. Carvahlo, and M. A. Gandolfo, N. R. Cuneo. 2017. Eocene lantern fruits from Gondwanan Patagonia and the early origins of Solanaceae. Science 377(71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_infinemundi |
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Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2017 | Physalis infinemundi Wilf et al. p. 1 fig. 1 |
References
| Wilf P., Carvahlo M. R., et al (2017) Eocene lantern fruits from Gondwanan Patagonia and the early origins of Solanaceae, Science 377 71 doi:10.1126/science.aag2737 |
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!
