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Monetianthus mirus

Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae

Taxonomy
Monetianthus mirus was named by Friis et al. (2009). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vale de Agua 320, which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in the Figueira da Foz Formation of Portugal. It is the type species of Monetianthus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Monetianthus mirus Friis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
orderNymphaealesSalisbury 1820
RankNameAuthor
familyNymphaeaceaeSalisbury 1805
genusMonetianthus
speciesmirus

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.

Monetianthus mirus Friis et al. 2009
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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: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Portugal (Leiria) Monetianthus mirus (type locality: 121686)