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Cyperacites

Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae

Synonyms
  • Cyperites was named by Heer (1855). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cyperacites by Knowlton (1919).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cyperites Heer
1870Cyperacites Schimper
1899Cyperacites Knowlton
1919Cyperacites Knowlton
1970Cyperacites Andrews
1976Cyperacites Thomasson p. 240
1977Cyperacites Hickey
1996Cyperacites Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
genusCyperacitesSchimper 1870

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. †Cyperacites Schimper 1870
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Cyperacites angustior Schimper 1870
Cyperacites borealis Heer 1868
Cyperacites dubius Heer 1855
Cyperacites giganteus Knowlton 1899
Cyperacites haydenii Lesquereux 1883
Cyperacites richardsii Thomasson 1976
Invalid names: Cyperites Heer 1855 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) C. sp. (34969)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (North Dakota) C. sp. (10802)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Xizang) C. haydenii (224023)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) C. sp., C. haydenii (228445)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Jilin) C. sp. (223891)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) C. angustior, C. giganteus (24087) C. sp. (24089 24196)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) C. lacustris (24209)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Eocene27.3 - 33.9USA (Oregon) C. sp. (35921)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333China (Qinghai) C. sp. (223892)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) C. sp. (223803)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) C. sp. (222695)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Xizang) C. sp. (223820)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Kansas) C. richardsii (215781)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (223875)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774China (Shanxi) C. sp. (224036)