Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae
Belongs to Sassafras according to R. W. Brown 1962
Sister taxa: Sassafras acutilobum, Sassafras angustilobum, Sassafras bilobatum, Sassafras burpeana, Sassafras dissectum, Sassafras giganteum, Sassafras hastatum, Sassafras latilobum, Sassafras mudgii, Sassafras papillosum, Sassafras parvifolium, Sassafras platanoides, Sassafras potomacensis, Sassafras primordiale, Sassafras progenitor, Sassafras recurvatum, Sassafras selwynii, Sassafras subintegrifolium
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (25: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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