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Wessexia

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Wessexia was named by Chandler (1963). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1963); and to Angiospermae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Wessexia Chandler p. 135 figs. Plate 21, figs. 30-40; PI. 22, figs. 1, 2
1970Wessexia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
genusWessexia

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. †Wessexia Chandler 1963
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†Wessexia bournensis Chandler 1963
†Wessexia fibrosa Chandler 1963
†Wessexia fibrosus Chandler 1961
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 Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) W. fibrosa, W. bournensis (24106)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) W. fibrosa (24109)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Carpolithus fibrosus (27663)