†Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) praedelavayi Xing and Zhou 2013 (ring-cupped oak)
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Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Full reference: Y. W. Xing and Z. K. Zhou. 2013. Systematic descriptions, in A new Quercus species from the upper Miocene of southwestern China and its ecological significance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 193:99-109
Belongs to Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) according to Y. W. Xing and Z. K. Zhou 2013
Sister taxon: Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) tibetensis
Type specimen: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, HLT-450 (A,B), a leaf. Its type locality is Xianfeng Coal Mine, Kunming, which is in a Miocene fluvial horizon in the Xiaolongtan Formation of China.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Xianfeng Coal Mine, Kunming
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