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Cupanoides grandis

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Cupanoides grandis was named by Bowerbank (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The London Clay Flora - Sheppey, which is in a Ypresian marginal marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

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by M. Uhen on 2020-05-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cupanoides grandis Bowerbank p. 71 figs. Plate 11, Figs. 10-12
1961Cupanoides grandis Chandler p. 235

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusCupanoides
speciesgrandis

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.

†Cupanoides grandis Bowerbank 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Cupanoides grandis (22806 type locality: 22811)