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Sassafras potomacensis

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Sassafras potomacensis Berry p. 487
1919Sassafras potomacensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusSassafrasNees 1831
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.

Sassafras potomacensis Berry 1911
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Diagnosis
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available