Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Full reference: M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249
Parent taxon: Menispermaceae according to M. E. Collinson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Bowerbankella, Calkinsia, Canticocculus, Carronia, Cebatha, Chandlera, Cissampelos, Cocculeae, Cocculinae, Cocculites, Cocculophyllum, Cocculus, Diploclisia, Entoneuron, Eohypserpa, Fibraureae, Frintonia, Goweri, Hyalosepalum, Hyperbaena, Hypserpa, Menispermaphyllum, Menispermeae, Menispermicarpum, Menispermites, Menispermoxylon, Menispina, Microtinomiscium, Odontocaryoidea, Palaeococculus, Palaeosinomenium, Parabaena, Pericampylus, Rhytidocaryon, Stephania, Syntrisepalum, Tinomiscoidea, Tinospora, Tinosporeae, Wardenia, Wardensheppeya, Wilkinsoniphyllum
Subtaxa: Martinmuellera tuberculata
Type: Martinmuellera tuberculata
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)
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