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Dacrycarpus carpenterii

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Dacrycarpus carpenterii was named by Jordan (1995). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is RPU 525, a leaf. Its type locality is Regatta Point - Early Pleistocene, which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Dacrycarpus carpenterii Jordan pp. 379-380 figs. II, 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusDacrycarpusde Laubenfels 1969
speciescarpenterii

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.

Dacrycarpus carpenterii Jordan 1995
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. J. Jordan 1995Leaves bifacially flattened, margins ciliate. Anticlinal walls of epidermal cells of leaves of adaxial surface buttressed, of abaxial surface without buttressing.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Dacrycarpus carpenterii (type locality: 166707)