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Sabal miocenica

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Sabal miocenica was named by Axelrod (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 1404, 1405, 1406 (slides a-e), 1407 and 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
YearName and author
1939Sabal miocenica Axelrod p. 88 figs. Plate 6, figure 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusSabalAdanson 1763
speciesmiocenica

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.

Sabal miocenica Axelrod 1939
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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 Serravallian to the top of the Barstovian or 13.82000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Sabal miocenica (type locality: 19206)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246USA (California) Sabal miocenica (27342)