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Firmianites aterrimus

Angiospermae - Malvales - Sterculiaceae

Taxonomy
Firmianites aterrimus was named by Cockerell (1909). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Green River (YPM Collection), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Firmianites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Firmianites aterrimus Cockerell p. 447 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusFirmianites
speciesaterrimus

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.

†Firmianites aterrimus Cockerell 1909
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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: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Firmianites aterrimus (type locality: 122743)