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Burserites

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Burseraceae

Taxonomy
Burserites was named by Berry (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Burserites fayettensis.

It was assigned to Burseraceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. fayettensis (type species), B. venezuelana
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-03; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Burserites Berry
1970Burserites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
Rosids
Eurosids
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyBurseraceaeKunth 1824
genusBurseritesBerry 1924

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.

G. †Burserites Berry 1924
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Burserites fayettensis Berry 1924
Burserites venezuelana Berry 1921
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene56.0 - 33.9Venezuela (Zulia) B. fayettensia (31274)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Trujillo) B. venezuelana (31281)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela B. venezuelana (32006)