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Leguminocarpon

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Leguminocarpon was named by Göppert (1855). It is not extant. Its type is Leguminocarpon arachioides.

It was assigned to Leguminosae by Chandler (1961) and Andrews (1970); and to Fabaceae by Goeppert (1855) and Srivastava (1991).

Synonyms
  • Leguminocarpon eocenum was named by Yawale (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Srivastava (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Leguminocarpon Goeppert
1855Leguminocarpon Göppert
1961Leguminocarpon Chandler p. 189
1970Leguminocarpon Andrews
1979Leguminocarpon eocenum Yawale
1991Leguminocarpon Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusLeguminocarponGöppert 1855

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.

G. †Leguminocarpon Göppert 1855
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†Leguminocarpon albizioides Bhattacharyya 1985
†Leguminocarpon arachioides Goeppert 1855
†Leguminocarpon derrisoides Bhattacharyya 1985
†Leguminocarpon desmodioides Bhattacharyya 1985
†Leguminocarpon herendeenii Collinson et al. 2012
†Leguminocarpon khariensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
†Leguminocarpon millettioides Bhattacharyya 1985
†Leguminocarpon pongamioides Bhattacharyya 1985
Invalid names: Leguminocarpon eocenum Yawale 1979 [nomen nudum]
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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 47.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) L. eocenum (224606)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) L. sp. (21220)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. sp. (68021)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India (Gujarat) L. khariensis (227849)