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Asteracarpus gomezbelloi

Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae

Taxonomy
Asteracarpus gomezbelloi was named by Anzótegui and Herbst (2004) [The valid name is Asteracarpus gomez-belloi.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CTES-PB 12104a, a seed/fruit, and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Río Seco, which is in a Miocene coarse channel fill sandstone/siltstone in the San José Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Asteracarpus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Asteracarpus gomezbelloi Anzótegui and Herbst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Campanulids
orderAsterales
familyAsteraceae
genusAsteracarpus
speciesgomezbelloi

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.

†Asteracarpus gomezbelloi Anzótegui and Herbst 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. M. Anzótegui and R. Herbst 2004Capítulo pedunculado al estado de fruto. Receptáculo circular o subcircular, plano-convexo con impresiones de aquenios o de paleas. Las impresiones de los aquenios son pequeñas depresiones pentagonales a hexagonales dispuestas helicoidalmente. Las paleas irradian desde un sector levemente excéntrico, cada una tiene los ápices mucronados y vena media fuerte. Involucro formado por aproximadamente 12 filarios oblongos, cada uno con los ápices redondeados a obtusos y bases desconocidas; los filarios tienen 3 venas principales, la central es más fuerte, ellas se relacionan por cortas dicotomías.
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: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Tucumán) Asteracarpus gomezbelloi (137296)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Catamarca) Asteracarpus gomezbelloi (type locality: 138962)