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Pararaucaria ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Pararaucaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Stockey. 1977. Reproductive Biology of the Cerro Cuadrado (Jurassic) Fossil Conifers: Pararaucaria patagonica. American Journal of Botany 64(6):733-744 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pararaucaria delfueyoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pararaucaria patagonica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1935 | Pararaucaria Wieland |
1970 | Pararaucaria Andrews |
References
Stockey R. A. (1977) Reproductive Biology of the Cerro Cuadrado (Jurassic) Fossil Conifers: Pararaucaria patagonica, American Journal of Botany 64 6, 733-744 |
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!