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Frullania palaeoafricana

Jungermanniopsida - Porellales - Frullaniaceae

Taxonomy
Frullania palaeoafricana was named by Bouju et al. (2022). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Department and Museum of the University of Rennes, IGR.ET2020/015, a sterile axis. Its type locality is Ethiopian amber (IGR collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Ethiopia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Frullania palaeoafricana Bouju et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
subphylumMarchantiophytina
classJungermanniopsida
RankNameAuthor
orderPorellalesSchljakov 1972
familyFrullaniaceaeOrdway 1881
genusFrullaniaRaddi 1818
speciespalaeoafricana

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.

Frullania palaeoafricana Bouju et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ethiopia Frullania palaeoafricana (type locality: 224753)