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Archaefructus sinensis

Angiospermae - Archaefructaceae

Taxonomy
Archaefructus sinensis was named by Sun et al. (2002) [The authority of this species (Sun, Dilcher, Ji et Nixon) is different from the publication authors. ]. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Jianshangou Bed (NIGP collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Entered
by H. Wang on 2003-02-08; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-06-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Archaefructus sinensis Sun et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
familyArchaefructaceae
genusArchaefructus
speciessinensis

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.

Archaefructus sinensis Sun et al. 2002
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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: Late/Upper Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Archaefructus sinensis (type locality: 176229)