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Platanocarpus

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Taxonomy
Platanocarpus was named by Friis et al. (1988) [See p. 16 of Friis et al. (1988).]. Its type is Platanocarpus marylandensis.

It was assigned to Platanaceae by Friis et al. (1988) and Pedersen et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Platanocarpus Friis et al.
1994Platanocarpus Pedersen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
genusPlatanocarpusFriis et al. 1988

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.

G. †Platanocarpus Friis et al. 1988
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Platanocarpus brookensis Crane et al. 1993
Platanocarpus carolinensis Friis et al. 1988
Platanocarpus elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
Platanocarpus marylandensis Friis et al. 1988
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: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Campanian or 112.03000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3USA (Virginia) P. brookensis (28407 31520)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Maryland) P. elkneckensis (28365) P. marylandensis (28408)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Sweden (Scania) P. sp. (28411)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) P. carolinensis (28410)