Rhamnites Forbes 1851 (buckthorn)

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae

Parent taxon: Rhamnaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Campbell 1961

Sister taxa: Alphitonia, Archaeopaliurus, Berchemia, Berchemiopsis, Berhamniphyllum, Ceanothus, Colubrina, Condalia, Emmenosperma, Eorhamnidium, Helobiaephyllum, Hovenia, Hoveniphyllum, Johnstonalia, Karwinskia, Lasiodiscus, Notiantha, Paliurites, Paliurus, Phyliceae, Pomaderris, Pomaderrites, Protolotus, Reynosia, Rhamnacinium, Rhamneaepites, Rhamnella, Rhamnidium, Rhamnospermum, Rhamnoxylon, Rhamnus, Suessenia, Ventilago, Ziziphus, Zizyphoxylon, Zizyphus

Subtaxa: Rhamnites apiculatus Rhamnites berchemiaformis Rhamnites cleburnii Rhamnites concinnus Rhamnites minor Rhamnites mudgei Rhamnites multinervatus

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Type: Rhamnites cleburnii

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Miocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Montana collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (3: Colorado)

• Eocene of United States (9: Colorado, Washington)

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)

• Cretaceous of Canada (11: British Columbia)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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