†Platanocarpus carolinensis Friis et al. 1988
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Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Full reference: E. M. Friis, P. R. Crane, and K. R. Pedersen. 1988. Reproductive structures of Cretaceous Platanaceae. Biologiske Skrifter Det Kongelige Danske Videnskskabernes Selskab 31:1-55
Belongs to Platanocarpus according to E. M. Friis et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Platanocarpus brookensis, Platanocarpus elkneckensis, Platanocarpus marylandensis
Type specimen: USNM 401642. Its type locality is Neuse River Cut-Off, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Black Creek Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Neuse River Cut-Off
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