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Cyperacites richardsii

Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae

Taxonomy
Cyperacites richardsii was named by Thomasson (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ellis County Roadcut, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial limestone in the Ogallala Formation of Kansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cyperacites richardsii Thomasson p. 240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
genusCyperacitesSchimper 1870
speciesrichardsii

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.

Cyperacites richardsii Thomasson 1976
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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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Kansas) Cyperacites richardsii (type locality: 215781)