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Behuninia joannei

Cycadopsida - Cycadales

Taxonomy
Behuninia joannei was named by Chandler (1966). Its type specimen is BYU 1, 2, 3, 4, 7–10, a seed/fruit, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Last Chance Road / Willow Springs, which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian lacustrine - small sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Behuninia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Behuninia joannei Chandler p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
genusBehuninia
speciesjoannei

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.

Behuninia joannei Chandler 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. E. J. Chandler 1966That of the genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Behuninia joannei (type locality: 221973)