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Laurophyllum brochidodromum

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum brochidodromum was named by Hill (1986) [Number of specimens: Two. Parataxon NER/017 Hill 1982, p. 66, pl. 6 fig. 39.]. Its type specimen is Holotype: N-0036, housed in the Botany Department, University of Tasmania., a leaf (Cuticles), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Nerriga Flora, which is in an Eocene/Eocene fluvial-lacustrine siltstone/mudstone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Laurophyllum brochidodromum Hill p. 339 figs. 2 H, 13 A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurophyllumGöppert 1853
speciesbrochidodromum

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Australia (New South Wales) Laurophyllum brochidodromum (type locality: 166623)