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Laurophyllum caudatum

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum caudatum was named by Brown (1962) [Manchester 2014: Familial and generic assignments need verification.]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Laurophyllum caudatum Brown p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurophyllumGöppert 1853
speciescaudatumBrown 1962

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 caudatum Brown 1962
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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: base of the Puercan to the top of the Torrejonian or 66.00000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan - Torrejonian66.0 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Laurophyllum caudatum (52936)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Mexico) Laurophyllum caudatum (43147 43149)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Laurophyllum caudatum (43427 52826 52846 52932)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Laurophyllum caudatum (40139 57969 57987)