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Platananthus
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platananthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platananthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Platananthus S.R.Manchester, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 105 - 100 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. M. Friis, P. R. Crane, and K. R. Pedersen. 1988. Reproductive structures of Cretaceous Platanaceae. Biologiske Skrifter Det Kongelige Danske Videnskskabernes Selskab 31:1-55 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Platananthus hueberi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Platananthus scanicus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Platananthus synandrus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1986 | Platananthus Manchester |
1988 | Platananthus Friis et al. |
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!