Liquidambar obtusilobatus Heer 1858 (sweetgum)

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae

Alternative combination: Phyllites obtusilobatus

Synonyms: Acerites pristinus Newberry 1868, Liquidambar integrifolium Lesquereux 1868

Belongs to Liquidambar according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

Sister taxa: Liquidambar californicum, Liquidambar convexum, Liquidambar cucharas, Liquidambar dakotense, Liquidambar europaeum, Liquidambar pachyphyllum, Liquidambar palaeocenica, Liquidambar peregrina, Liquidambar protensum, Liquidambar styraciflua

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Cerro Baguales (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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