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Embothrites

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Embothrites was named by Unger (1850). It is not extant. Its type is Embothrites borealis.

It was assigned to Proteaceae by Knowlton (1919), Andrews (1970).

Species
E. borealis (type species), E. daphneoides, E. simpsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Embothrites Unger
1919Embothrites Knowlton
1970Embothrites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusEmbothritesUnger 1850

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. †Embothrites Unger 1850
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†Embothrites borealis Unger 1850
†Embothrites daphneoides Lesquereux 1874
†Embothrites simpsoni Berry 1932
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 Oligocene or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Oligocene48.07 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) E. sp. (141241)