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Onoana californica

Angiospermae - Icacinales - Icacinaceae

Taxonomy
Onoana californica was named by Chandler and Axelrod (1961). Its type specimen is British l\Iuseum (Nat. History) No. V. 42334, a seed/fruit, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Roaring River, Ono, which is in a Hauterivian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California. It is the type species of Onoana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Onoana californica Chandler and Axelrod p. 442 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-6; pl. 2, figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderIcacinalesTiegh
familyIcacinaceaeMiers 1851
genusOnoana
speciescalifornica

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.

Onoana californica Chandler and Axelrod 1961
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. E. J. Chandler and D. I. Axelrod 1961Endocarp apparently obovoid, with a median longitudinal fissure at the narrow end giving an obscure bisymmetry. Endocarp 20 mm long, with a transverse diameter of 15 mm. Wall thick. having numerous deep, large pits with closed inner ends which do not form protuberances on the locule surface. those near the proximal end traversing the wall Obliquely, those at the distal end perpendicular to the surface of the endocarp. Solitary Iocule.
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: Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77USA (California) Onoana californica (type locality: 216252)