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Virola tertiaria
Taxonomy
Virola tertiaria was named by Berry (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Belen, Punta Pariñas, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Peru.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Virola tertiaria Berry |
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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.
†Virola tertiaria Berry 1929
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. W. Berry 1929 | This species is represented by a single small nut and abut half of a second which is about twice the size of the first. In the range in size, essential form and ornamentation, they agree with the nuts of the Recent Central American Virola warburgii Pittier. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Piura) | Virola tertiaria (64545) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | Peru | Virola tertiaria (type locality: 139872) |