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Carpolithus jatrophaformis

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Carpolithus jatrophaformis was named by Berry (1929). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type locality is Punta Arena, which is in an Eocene coastal claystone in the Chacras Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Carpolithus jatrophaformis Berry p. 244 figs. 11, 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
genusCarpolithusLinnaeus 1768
speciesjatrophaformis

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.

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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: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Peru Carpolithus jatrophaformis (type locality: 139888)