Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Full reference: P. S. Herendeen, P. R. Crane, and A. N. Drinnan. 1995. Fagaceous flowers, fruits, and cupules from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of central Georgia, USA. International Journal of Plant Sciences 156(1):93-116
Parent taxon: Fagaceae according to P. S. Herendeen et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Amentogerdiopollenites, Amplobalanus, Antiquacupula, Carpinites, Castanea, Castaneophyllum, Castanopsis, Castanoxylon, Cupuliferoipollenites, Dryobalanus, Fagophyllum, Fagopsis, Fagoxylon, Fagus, Galla, Lithocarpus, Nephelites, Parafagus, Parvobalanus, Pasania, Pasianopsis, Pseudofagus, Quercinium, Querciphyllum, Quercophyllum, Quercoxylon, Quercus
Subtaxa: Protofagacea allonensis
Type: Protofagacea allonensis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Georgia collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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