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Palmoxylon maheshwarii

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Palmoxylon maheshwarii was named by Rao and Menon (1964). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Palmoxylon maheshwarii Rao and Menon
1976Palmoxylon maheshwarii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusPalmoxylonSchenk 1882
speciesmaheshwariiRao and Menon 1964

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.

Palmoxylon maheshwarii Rao and Menon 1964
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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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Palmoxylon maheshwarii (type locality: 224606)