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Archaeozostera minor

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Zosteraceae

Taxonomy
Archaeozostera minor was named by Koriba and Miki (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Izumi, which is in a Cretaceous marine sandstone in the Izumi Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Archaeozostera minor Koriba and Miki
1958Archeozostera minor Koriba and Miki p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyZosteraceaeDumortier 1829
genusArchaeozostera
speciesminor

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.

Archaeozostera minor Koriba and Miki 1931
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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: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Hyogo) Archaeozostera minor (176549)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Kagawa) Archaeozostera minor (176554 176555 176556)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Tokusima) Archaeozostera minor (176551 176552 176553)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Osaka) Archaeozostera minor (type locality: 176547)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Hokkaido) Archaeozostera minor (176557)