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Botryococcus braunii

Algae - Botryococcaceae

Taxonomy
Botryococcus braunii was named by Kutzing (1849). It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Botryococcus braunii Kutzing
1976Botryococcus braunii Lakhanpal et al.
1987Botryococcus braunii Christophel et al.
2004Botryococcus braunii Zamaloa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
familyBotryococcaceaeWille 1909
RankNameAuthor
genusBotryococcusKutzing 1849
speciesbrauniiKutzing 1849

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.

†Botryococcus braunii Kutzing 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 293.52000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 272.3USA (Kansas) Botryococcus braunii (32659)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus braunii (31054)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Denmark (Bornholm) Botryococcus braunii (83134)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (195706 195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Botryococcus braunii (170882 170905)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (152926)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Gujarat) Botryococcus braunii (224713)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India (Rajasthan) Botryococcus braunii (224712)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Botryococcus braunii (169381)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand Botryococcus braunii (169164 169168)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Botryococcus braunii (166708)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Kerala) Botryococcus braunii (224714)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Botryococcus braunii (169355 169356)