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Nyctaginites ellipticus

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae

Taxonomy
Nyctaginites ellipticus was named by Berry (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is Rio Picheleufu, which is in an Eocene/Miocene lacustrine claystone in Argentina. It is the type species of Nyctaginites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Nyctaginites ellipticus Berry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
RankNameAuthor
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyNyctaginaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusNyctaginitesBerry 1938
speciesellipticusBerry 1938

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.

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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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina Nyctaginites ellipticus (type locality: 32201)