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Cinnamomum palaeotamala

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Cinnamomum palaeotamala was named by Lakhanpal and Awasthi (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bhikhnathoree, Champaran, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene fluvial horizon in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. camphora, C. incertum, C. japonicum, C. subavenium, C. tuantianensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Cinnamomum palaeotamala Lakhanpal and Awasthi
1991Cinnamomum palaeotamala Srivastava
2008Cinnamomum palaeotamala Prasad
2017Cinnamomum palaeotamala Prasad et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusCinnamomumSchaeffer 1760
speciespalaeotamalaLakhanpal and Awasthi 1984

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.

†Cinnamomum palaeotamala Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984
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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: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588India (Bihar) Cinnamomum palaeotamala (type locality: 223029)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Uttarakhand) Cinnamomum palaeotamala (224493)