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Rhamnites

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae

Taxonomy
Rhamnites was named by Forbes (1851). It is not extant. Its type is Rhamnites cleburnii.

It was assigned to Rhamnaceae by Lesquereux (1892) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Rhamnites Forbes
1892Rhamnites Lesquereux
1919Rhamnites Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRhamnaceaeJussieu 1789
genusRhamnitesForbes 1851

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. †Rhamnites Forbes 1851
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†Rhamnites apiculatus Lesquereux 1891
†Rhamnites cleburnii McIver and Basinger 1993
†Rhamnites concinnus Newberry 1868
†Rhamnites minor Hollick 1895
†Rhamnites mudgei Campbell 1961
†Rhamnites multinervatus Forbes 1851
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 Coniacian to the top of the Oligocene or 89.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) R. eminens (35188 35189 35193 35203 35204 35207 35210 35214 35217 35218 35219)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) R. cleburnii (34421)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) R. sp. (10643)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) R. sp. (21223 22890 22901 22905 22935 22997 23001)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) R. pseudostenophyllus (24209)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4USA (Colorado) R. pseudostenophyllus (39837 39849 39851)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03USA (Montana) R. pseudostenophyllus (23975)