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Myrica premira

Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae

Taxonomy
Myrica premira was named by Berry (1937). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type locality is Cerro Funes, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial claystone in Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Myrica premira Berry p. 38 figs. Plate V, 3, 4
2007Myrica premira Iglesias et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyMyricaceaeMartinov 1817
genusMyrica
speciespremira

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.

Myrica premira Berry 1937
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. W. Berry 1937Leaves of small or medium size, lanceolate in outline, widest medianly, acuminate both distal and proximal. Margins with remote small serrate teeth. Texture subcoriaceous. Length ranging from 5.5 to 11 cm. Maximum width 1.25 to 1.9 cm. Petiole not preserved. Midvein mediumly stout, generally curved. Secondaries medium, numerous, regularly spaced, subparallel, craspedodrome; intermediates paralel with secondaries, camptodrome.
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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Myrica premira (133752 133753)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Chubut) Myrica premira (type locality: 167857)