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Laurophyllum waipiata

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum waipiata was named by Bannister et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Foulden maar (I43/f8503), which is in an Aquitanian crater lake diatomite in the Foulden Hills Diatomite Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Laurophyllum waipiata Bannister et al. pp. 22 - 23 figs. Plate III, 1-5

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

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.

Laurophyllum waipiata Bannister et al. 2012
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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: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Laurophyllum waipiata (type locality: 50035)