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Anubiscarpon andersonae

Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae

Taxonomy
Anubiscarpon andersonae was named by Smith and Manchester (2020). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UF 263-17007, a seed/fruit (three valves with cleft on center valve, persistent perianth and thick pedicel), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is White Cliffs Junior , which is in an Eocene lacustrine shale in the Clarno Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Anubiscarpon andersonae Smith and Manchester

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyTheaceaeKer-Gawler 1816
genusAnubiscarpon
speciesandersonae

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.

†Anubiscarpon andersonae Smith and Manchester 2020
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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: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Anubiscarpon andersonae (type locality: 237957 237958 237959)