†Platanites Forbes 1851
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Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Parent taxon: Platanaceae according to E. E. McIver and J. F. Basinger 1993
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Aquia, Aspidiophyllum, Credneria, Hamatia, Langeranthus, Langeria, Macginicarpa, Macginistemon, Macginitiea, Platananthus, Plataninium, Platanocarpus, Platanophyllum, Platanoxylon, Platanus, Pseudoaspidiophyllum
Subtaxa: Platanites herbridicus Platanites marginata Platanites raynoldsii
Type: Platanites herbridicus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (37: Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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