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Nothofagaceae

Angiospermae - Fagales - Nothofagaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Nothofagaceae Kuprianova p. 21
2001Nothofagaceae Poole et al.
2008Nothofagaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Nothofagaceae Egerton et al.
2016Nothofagaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyNothofagaceae
familyNothofagaceae

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.

Fm. Nothofagaceae Kuprianova 1962
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G. †Dryophyllum Debey 1865
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Dryophyllum amplum Berry 1916
Dryophyllum anomalum Berry 1916
Dryophyllum aquamarum Ward 1885
Dryophyllum australis Berry 1937
Dryophyllum bruneri Ward 1885
Dryophyllum crenatum Lesquereux 1875
Dryophyllum falcatum Ward 1885
Dryophyllum gracile Debey 1887
Dryophyllum moorii Lesquereux 1869
Dryophyllum stanleyanum Dawson 1895
Dryophyllum subcretaceum Saporta 1865
Dryophyllum subfalcatum Lesquereux 1875
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Invalid names: Quercus gracilis Newberry 1882 [synonym]
Dryophyllum yunnanense Colani 1920
G. †Nothofagoxylon Gothan 1908
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Nothofagoxylon corrugatus Poole et al. 2001
Nothofagoxylon menendezii Ragonese 1977
Nothofagoxylon triseriatum Torres and Lemoigne 1988
G. Nothofagus Blume 1850
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Nothofagus australis Dusen 1899
Nothofagus beardmorensis Hill et al. 1996
Nothofagus bulbosa Hill 1991
Nothofagus cethanica Hill 1984
Nothofagus cooksoni Hill 1991
Nothofagus crenulata Dusen 1899
Nothofagus cretacea Zastawniak 1994
Nothofagus densinervosa Dusén 1899
Nothofagus elongata Dusen 1899
Nothofagus glaucifolia Dutra and Batten 2000
Nothofagus gunnii Oersted 1873
Nothofagus lanceolata Dusen 1899
Nothofagus lobata Hill 1991
Nothofagus magelhaenica Engelhardt 1891
Nothofagus magellanica Dusen 1899
Nothofagus maideni Pole et al. 1993
Nothofagus mucronata Hill 1991
Nothofagus obliqua Mirbel 1872
Nothofagus palustris Carpenter et al. 2014
Nothofagus serrata Hill 1991
Nothofagus serrulata Dusen 1899
Nothofagus simplicidens Dusén 1899
Nothofagus tasmanica Hill 1983
Nothofagus ulmifolia Oliver 1950
Nothofagus variabilis Dusen 1899
Nothofagus zastawniakiae Dutra and Batten 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 106.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (241 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Dryophyllum lanceolatum (31174)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Dryophyllum gracile (35006)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Dryophyllum lanceolatum (31383) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (34971 34974)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Dryophyllum fallax (35206) Dryophyllum furcinervosum (35209) Dryophyllum ripleyensis (35218)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Dryophyllum species (24182)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Dryophyllum sp. (210554)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Nothofagoxylon corrugatus (232636)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Dryophyllum polymorphum (27135 27136 27315 27357 27365 27366 27368 27369 27370)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (34975)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (150237 150273) Nothofagus sp., Nothofagus cretacea (150271)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Nothofagoxylon sp., Nothofagus cretacea, Nothofagus glaucifolia, Nothofagus zastawniakiae, Nothofagus ulmifolia (150274)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica Nothofagus fusca group, Nothofagus brassii group, Nothofagus menziesii group (168697)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (166184)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (25476 25909 25910 25912 25914 25915 48181 48183 48186 48196 48200 48202 48205 48206 48209 48210 48212 48213 48216 48217 48218 48219 48220 48221 48222 48224 48225 48226 48229 48230 48231 48232 48233 48234 48244 48246 48248 48249 48250 48251 48252 48253 48254 48256 48258 48265 48266 48267 48277 48278 48280 48281 48282 48283 48284 48285 48286 48287 48289) Dryophyllum tenneseensis (48182 48185 48195 48204 48272) Dryophyllum tenneseensis, Dryophyllum subfalcatum (48191 48199 48203 48211 48273 48276 48279) Dryophyllum tennesseensis (25501 25913 25917 25920 25921 25922 25923)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (31955 48247) Dryophyllum tenneseensis (48193 48235)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Dryophyllum tennesseensis (32131)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (14514)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (60169 189003)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (54105)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Dryophyllum subfalcatum (34922 34967 34969 34970 45846)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (166185)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Dryophyllum tennessensis, Dryophyllum subfalcatum (99589)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Nothofagus indet. (31364) Nothofagus sp. (31363)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Dryophyllum australis (133752 133753)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Nothofagus fusca group, Nothofagus brassii group, Nothofagus menziesii group (168705)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Nothofagus indet. (176230)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Chubut) Dryophyllum australis (167857)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Nothofagus indet. (167311)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Middle Eocene59.24 - 37.71China (Guangxi) Dryophyllum puryearense (223950)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Dryophyllum tennesseensee (98211)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (32360)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Nothofagus indet. (176231)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Heilongjiang) Dryophyllum dewalquei, Dryophyllum fushunense (223823)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Dryophyllum pugetensis (22996)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Shandong) Dryophyllum sp. (223951)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica (King George Island) Nothofagus scalariforme, Nothofagus neuquense, Nothofagoxylon corrugatus (34314)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alaska) Dryophyllum stanleyanum (112312)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Guizhou) Dryophyllum sp. (223895)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Jilin) Dryophyllum parvum, Dryophyllum sp. (223891)
Early/Lower Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Antarctica (King George Island) Nothofagus pumilio type, Nothofagus betuloides type, Nothofagus antarcticus type, Nothofagus dombeyi type, Nothofagus waipavensis, Nothofagus alessandri type, Nothofagus sp. 1, Nothofagus obliqua type (167920)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9China (Liaoning) Dryophyllum dewalquei, Dryophyllum fushunense (223815)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Nothofagus tasmanica (169414)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus tasmanica (166978)
Middle Eocene - Oligocene48.07 - 23.04Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus tasmanica (167092)
Middle Eocene - Oligocene48.07 - 23.04Australia (Western Australia) Nothofagus tasmanica (167545)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (31173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Nothofagoxylon paraprocera (136830)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Nothofagus brassii, Nothofagus fusca (167130)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Nothofagus sp. (31366)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Dryophyllum pugetensis (10744 21223 22890 22901 22902 22905 22935 22966 22997 23001)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus alessandrii, Nothofagus cethanica, Nothofagus gunnii, Nothofagus tasmanica (166832) Nothofagus peduncularis, Nothofagus cooksoni, Nothofagus bulbosa, Nothofagus glandularis, Nothofagus mucronata, Nothofagus serrata, Nothofagus lobata, Nothofagus tasmanica (166705)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus glandularis (167372) Nothofagus tasmanica (168435)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Santa cruz) Nothofagus simplicidens, Nothofagus variabilis (141995)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04China (Yunnan) Dryophyllum yunnanense, Dryophyllum relongtanense (223846)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Nothofagus elongata, Nothofagus simplicidens, Nothofagus variabilis, Nothofagus obliqua (141999) Nothofagus elongata, Nothofagus variabilis, Nothofagus australis, Nothofagus lanceolata (141996) Nothofagus magelhaenica, Nothofagus australis, Nothofagus crenulata (142004) Nothofagus simplicidens (141994 142001 142002) Nothofagus simplicidens, Nothofagus densinervosa (142003)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Germany (Saxony) Dryophyllum furcinerve (24925 24978 24979 24986 25574 25581 25582 25583)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Nothofagus Nothofagus/Fuscospora, Nothofagus Lophozonia (169007) Nothofagus maideni (167544) Nothofagus subgenera Nothofagus, Nothofagus subgenus Lophozonia (169006) Nothofagus subgenera Nothofagus/Fucospora, Nothofagus subgenus Lophozonia (169237)
Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus tasmanica (167089)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Rio Negro) Nothofagus simplicidens (31543)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antarctica Nothofagus gunnii (168436)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Nothofagus subferruginea, Nothofagus varibilis, Nothofagus elongata, Nothofagus serrulata, Nothofagus crenulata (195214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Nothofagus palustris (169981)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus gunnii, Nothofagus glandularis, Nothofagus microphylla (167314) Nothofagus johnstonii, Nothofagus glandularis (166703)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Rio Negro) Nothofagus elongata, Nothofagus serrulata, Nothofagus magellanica (137127)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Chubut) Nothofagus simplicidens, Nothofagus densinervosa (141183)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand Nothofagus Brassospora (169164 169165 169167 169168) Nothofagus Brassospora, Nothofagus menziesii, Nothofagus subgenus Fuscospora (169166)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Argentina (santa Cruz) N. Morphotype 5, N. Morphotype 6, N. Morphotype 7, N. Morphotype 8, N. Morphotype 9 (174133)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Argentina (Río Negro) Nothofagoxylon menendezii (138433)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Dryophyllum nervosum, Dryophyllum puryearense, Dryophyllum yunnanense, Dryophyllum relongtanense (223850)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58China (Yunnan) Dryophyllum yunnanense, Dryophyllum relongtanense (224533)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Magallanes) Nothofagaceae indet. (204203)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Nothofagoxylon triseriatum (176577)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Antarctica Nothofagus beardmorensis (137622)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Nothofagus sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Dryophyllum yunnanense, Dryophyllum relongtanense (223824)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Dryophyllum yunnanense (224406)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Nothofagus Brassospora (172832 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172871) Nothofagus Brassospora, Nothofagus Lophozonia (172830 172833 172870 172873 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884) Nothofagus Brassospora, Nothofagus Lophozonia, Nothofagus Fuscospora (172874)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus cunninghamii, Nothofagus gunnii (166707)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Nothofagus brassospora (168889 168891 168893)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Vietnam Dryophyllum sp. (224536)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Nothofagus cunninghamii (167084)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Loberia) Nothofagus sp. (136381 151639)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Nothofagus sp. (136951 142745)