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Plataninium

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Taxonomy
Plataninium was named by Unger (1842). It is not extant. Its type is Plataninium acerinum.

It was assigned to Platanaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Plataninium Unger
1919Plataninium Knowlton
1970Plataninium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
genusPlataniniumUnger 1842

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. †Plataninium Unger 1842
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Plataninium acerinum Unger 1842
Plataninium haydeni Felix 1896
Plataninium knowltoni Platen 1907
Plataninium pacificum Platen 1907
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 100.50000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) P. sp. (31193)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) P. piercei (31205)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) P. platanoides, P. californicum (191731)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) P. haydenii (21220)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) P. haydeni (24145)