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Agathis kendrickii

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Agathis kendrickii was named by Hill and Merrifield (1993) [Specimens examined: WAM P.84.28, P.84.29, P.84.30b.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: WAM P.84.29, stored in the Western Australian Museum., a leaf. Its type locality is West Dale, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene channel lag siltstone/sandstone in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Agathis kendrickii Hill and Merrifield p. 316 figs. 2B-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusAgathisSalisbury 1807
specieskendrickii

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.

Agathis kendrickii Hill and Merrifield 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Hill and H. E. Merrifield 1993Leaf often falcate. Most stomates aligned within 30* of the long axis of the leaf, no stomates aligned at 90* to the long axis of the leaf.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

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 - 23.04Australia (Western Australia) Agathis kendrickii (type locality: 167545)