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Lymingtonia

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales

Taxonomy
Lymingtonia was named by Erdtman (1960) [Botanical affinity: Nyctaginaceae and/or Portulacaceae]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Caryophyllales by Erdtman (1960).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. cenozoica, L. rhetor, L. rhetor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Lymingtonia Erdtman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
genusLymingtoniaErdtman 1960

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. †Lymingtonia Erdtman 1960
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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: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 59.24000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Colombia L. sp. (28565)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) L. rhetor (231931)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Virginia) L. rhetor (231698)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Cuba (Camaguey) L. rhetor (34364 34365)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) L. sp. (167314)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand L. cenozoica (169166)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) L. sp. (144061)