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Rhizophora eocenica

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Rhizophoraceae

Taxonomy
Rhizophora eocenica was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Phinizy Gully, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the McBean Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. boweni, R. premangle

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Rhizophora eocenica Berry p. 144 figs. Plate 29, Figs. 1, 2
1919Rhizophora eocenica Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyRhizophoraceaePersoon 1807
genusRhizophora
specieseocenica

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.

†Rhizophora eocenica Berry 1914
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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: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Rhizophora eocenica (212698 212699)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Georgia) Rhizophora eocenica (type locality: 212697)