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Retrophyllum superstes
Taxonomy
Retrophyllum superstes was named by Wilf et al. (2017). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MPEF-Pb 8910, a sterile axis (Leafy twig), and it is a compression fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Retrophyllum superstes Wilf et al. p. 13 figs. 90‒96 |
| 2020 | Retrophyllum superstes Stiles et al. |
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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.
†Retrophyllum superstes Wilf et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Retrophyllum superstes (194832) |