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Cupressus mohavensis
Taxonomy
Cupressus mohavensis was named by Axelrod (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cache Peak (P-3643), which is in a Hemingfordian/Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Bopesta Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Cupressus mohavensis Axelrod p. 86 figs. Plate 6, figures 2, 3 |
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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.
†Cupressus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. I. Axelrod 1939 | Twig 1.9 cm. long with alternately placed branchlets about 7 to 8 mm. long and 1 mm. wide, the whole spray apparently flattened in one plane ; leaves acute, opposite, and appressed, the terminal ones ending in hook-like processes. Cone globose, with opposite shield-shaped scales; nature of the scale processes not observable; 1.3 cm. long and 1.4 cm. wide. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingfordian - Barstovian | USA (California) | Cupressus mohavensis (type locality: 19206) |