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Quercophyllum wyomingense

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Quercophyllum wyomingense was named by Fontaine (1899). It is not extant. Its type locality is Barrett #3, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Cretaceous Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Quercophyllum wyomingense Fontaine
1919Quercophyllum wyomingense Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusQuercophyllumFontaine 1889
specieswyomingenseFontaine 1899

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Quercophyllum wyomingense Fontaine 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Quercophyllum wyomingense (type locality: 34837)