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Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides was named by Mehrotra et al. (1983). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ghughua, Shahpura, which is in a Paleogene fluvial horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India. It is the type species of Euphorbiocarpon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides Mehrotra et al.
1991Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusEuphorbiocarponMehrotra et al. 1983
speciesdrypeteoidesMehrotra et al. 1983

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.

Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides Mehrotra et al. 1983
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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 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) Euphorbiocarpon drypeteoides (type locality: 227848)