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Aesculus hickeyi

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Taxonomy
Aesculus hickeyi was named by Manchester (2001) [Fig. 1A (Manchester, 2001) from Farmers Butte, North Dakota (UF locality 18744). Paratypes. Leaves with attached leaflets: DMNH 15272, 15273 (DMNH locality 602: Killpecker Creek, Wyo.), NDGS 2000-1, DMNH 22968, UF 33143-32145 (DMNH locality 18134: Trenton Hill, N.Dak.); UF 30617, 31060, 31061 (UF locality 18744: Farmers Butte, N.Dak.); 31057 (locality 15779: Little Bitter Creek, Wyo.), UF 30580 (UF locality 15722: Almont, N.Dak.). USNM 516607 (locality 14174: Foster Mine, Wyo.). Fruit valves: UF 13258 (locality 18126: Killpecker Creek, Wyo.); UF 31054, 31055 (locality 18134: Trenton Hill, N.Dak.); UF 31058, 31059 (locality 15779: Little Bitter Creek, Wyo.). ]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype: UF locality 18744-30618, a leaf. Its type locality is UF locality 18744, which is in the Paleocene of mudstone North Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. ashleyi, A. glabra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Aesculus hickeyi Manchester

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderSapindales
familySapindaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAesculus
specieshickeyiManchester 2001

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.

†Aesculus hickeyi Manchester 2001
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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 Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Aesculus hickeyi (type locality: 28362)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Aesculus hickeyi (129222 129224)