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Caricoidea obovata

Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae

Taxonomy
Caricoidea obovata was named by Chandler (1961). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tooting, London, which is in a Thanetian marginal marine claystone in the Woolwich Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Caricoidea obovata Chandler p. 62 figs. Plate 4; Figs. 10-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
CaricoideaeChandler 1957
genusCaricoideaChandler 1957
speciesobovata

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.

Caricoidea obovata Chandler 1961
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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: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) Caricoidea obovata (21218)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (Surrey) Caricoidea obovata (type locality: 23320)