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Limalbocarpon readlynensis

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Limalbocarpon readlynensis was named by Nambudiri and Binda (1989). Its type specimen is SMNH-P2039.37, a seed/fruit, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is kaolin quarry, between Willows and Readlyn, which is in a Maastrichtian wet floodplain claystone/claystone in the Whitemud Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Limalbocarpon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Limalbocarpon readlynensis Nambudiri and Binda pp. 60-61 figs. Pl. 2:2, 3:1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusLimalbocarpon
speciesreadlynensis

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.

†Limalbocarpon readlynensis Nambudiri and Binda 1989
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Limalbocarpon readlynensis (type locality: 123815)