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Thalassodendron auriculaleporis

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Cymodoceaceae

Taxonomy
Thalassodendron auriculaleporis was named by Lumbert et al. (1984) [species is assigned to den Hartog]. Its type specimen is no number listed, a leaf, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gulf Hammock Quarry, which is in an Eocene shallow subtidal dolomite in the Avon Park Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Thalassodendron auriculaleporis Lumbert et al. p. 123 figs. Figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyCymodoceaceaeTaylor 1895
genusThalassodendron
speciesauriculaleporis

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.

Thalassodendron auriculaleporis Lumbert et al. 1984
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Florida) Thalassodendron auriculaleporis (type locality: 120294)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) Thalassodendron auriculaleporis (49882)