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Chisocheton ellipticus

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

Taxonomy
Chisocheton ellipticus was named by Konomatsu and Awasthi (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 37687. Its type locality is Tinau Khola, Locality 3, which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Arung Khola Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Chisocheton ellipticus Konomatsu and Awasthi
2008Chisocheton ellipticus Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderSapindales
familyMeliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusChisochetonBlume
speciesellipticus

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.

†Chisocheton ellipticus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
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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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Nepal Chisocheton ellipticus (type locality: 223319)