†Cyperacites richardsii Thomasson 1976 (sedge)
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Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Full reference: J. R. Thomasson. 1976. Cyperacites richardsii (Cyperaceae), a New Fossil Plant from the Pliocene of Western Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 95(1):239-242
Belongs to Cyperacites according to J. R. Thomasson 1976
Sister taxa: Cyperacites angustior, Cyperacites borealis, Cyperacites canaliculatus, Cyperacites dubius, Cyperacites giganteus, Cyperacites haydenii, Cyperacites paucinervis, Cyperacites potomacensis, Cyperites angustior
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ellis County Roadcut, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial limestone in the Ogallala Formation of Kansas
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Ellis County Roadcut
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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