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Laurophyllum longfordiensis

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum longfordiensis was named by Holden (1982). 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. chalianum, L. kinkelinii, laurophyllum pseudoprinceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Laurophyllum longfordiensis Holden

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurophyllumGöppert 1853
specieslongfordiensisHolden 1982

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
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 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Laurophyllum longfordiensis (type locality: 50035)