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Platanites
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Platanites Forbes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. E. McIver and J. F. Basinger. 1993. Flora of the Ravenscrag Formation (Paleocene), Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 10:1-85 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Platanites canadensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Platanites marginata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Platanites raynoldsii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1993 | Platanites McIver and Basinger |
References
McIver E. E., Basinger J. F. (1993) Flora of the Ravenscrag Formation (Paleocene), Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 10, 1-85 |
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!