Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Arecales

Angiospermae - Arecales

Taxonomy
Arecales was named by Bromhead (1840). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Jud (2011).

It was assigned to Monocotyledones by Knowlton (1919); to Arecidae by Mabberley (2000); to Commelinids by Taylor et al. (2008); to Monocotyledonae by Jud (2011); and to Monocots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Arecales Bromhead
1919Arecales Knowlton
2000Arecales Mabberley
2008Arecales Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011Arecales Jud
2016Arecales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderArecalesBromhead 1840
orderArecalesBromhead 1840

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.

Or. Arecales Bromhead 1840
show all | hide all
G. †Clavamonocolpites González-Guzmán 1967
hide
Clavamonocolpites terrificus González-Guzmán 1967
Invalid names: Dasypogonaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 72.10000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Clavamonocolpites sp. (150621)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica Clavamonocolpites polygonalis (151074)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Clavamonocolpites sp. 1 (168708 168710)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia (Norte de Santander) Clavamonocolpites terrificus (136828 136918)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia Clavamonocolpites sp. (29077 29078 29079)