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Pterostoma zamioides

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Zamiaceae

Taxonomy
Pterostoma zamioides was named by Hill (1980). It is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Pterostoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pterostoma zamioides Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyZamiaceaeHoraninow 1834
genusPterostoma
specieszamioides

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.

Pterostoma zamioides Hill 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Australia (Victoria) Pterostoma zamioides (167109)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Pterostoma zamioides (97218)