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Cercidiphyllum genetrix

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae

Taxonomy
Populus genetrix was named by Newberry (1868). It is a compression fossil.

It was recombined as Cercidiphyllum genetrix by Hickey (1977); it was recombined as Trochodendroides genetrix by Manchester (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Populus genetrix Newberry
1919Populus genetrix Knowlton
1977Cercidiphyllum genetrix Hickey
2014Trochodendroides genetrix Manchester p. 167 figs. Text-figs. 7.1-7.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
RankNameAuthor
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyCercidiphyllaceaeEngler 1907
genusCercidiphyllumSiebold and Zuccarini 1846
speciesgenetrix(Newberry 1868)

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.

Cercidiphyllum genetrix Newberry 1868
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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: base of the Lancian to the top of the Graybullian or 72.20000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (25437 25461 25476 25477 48224 48246 48267 48293)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (North Dakota) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (25010 25012 25427 25440)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11334 11340 11359 11366 11368 11389 11401 14805)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (129028)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11332 11351 11367 11402)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (North Dakota) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (24954 24957 24962 24965)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11331 11333 11341 11361 11362 11383 11403 11478)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (28656 64106 129222 129223 129224)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11348 11352 11372 11373 11374 11376 11377 11378 11379 11380 11384 11386 11420 11445)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (10803 10805 10808 10809 10811 10968 10969 10970 10981 10983 10984)
Graybullian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11336 11349 11350 11360 11370 11395 11396 11406 11436 11476 11477 11495 11496 11506)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (11358 11479 11484 11485)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (North Dakota) Cercidiphyllum genetrix (10965)