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Acer rousei

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Taxonomy
Acer rousei was named by Wolfe and Tanai (1987). Its type specimen is UWBM 39728 A&B, a seed/fruit (Samara), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is One Mile Creek, north of Princeton, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Acer rousei Wolfe and Tanai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familySapindaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAcer
speciesrousei

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.

Acer rousei Wolfe and Tanai 1987
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Acer rousei (type locality: 224003)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Acer rousei (179231)