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Araripia florifera

Taxonomy
Araripia florifera was named by Mohr and Eklund (2003). Its type specimen is MB.PB 99/628, a multi organs (leaves and flowers), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Nova Olinda quarries, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large lime mudstone/mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Araripia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Araripia florifera Mohr and Eklund p. 283 figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
genusAraripia
speciesflorifera

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Araripia florifera Mohr and Eklund 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Araripia florifera (type locality: 77891)