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Menispermites potomacensis

Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Menispermaceae

Taxonomy
Menispermites potomacensis was named by Berry (1911). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. limacioides, M. septentrionalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Menispermites potomacensis Berry p. 466–467
1912Menispermites potomacensis Berry
1919Menispermites potomacensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderRanunculales
familyMenispermaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMenispermitesLesquereux 1874
speciespotomacensis

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.

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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: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Albian or 105.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Menispermites potomacensis (24895)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Menispermites potomacensis (24934)