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Ocotea

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Ocotea was named by Aublet (1775). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Lauraceae by Knowlton (1919), Aceñolaza and Aceñolaza (1996) and Liu et al. (1996).

Species
O. nassauensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Ocotea Aublet
1919Ocotea Knowlton
1996Ocotea Aceñolaza and Aceñolaza
1996Ocotea Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusOcoteaAublet 1775

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. Ocotea Aublet 1775
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†Ocotea nassauensis Hollick 1906
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 Clarkforkian to the top of the Tortonian or 56.20000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) O. FW03 (28656 28670)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) O. FW03 (28650 28655 28659 28664 28665 28667 28669 28671 28674 28678 28685 28686 28688 28690 28691 28692 28900 28901 28903 28904 28905 28906)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) O. coloradensis (21389)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Hainan) O. sinensis (223825)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Eocene28.4 - 33.9USA (Oregon) O. ovoidea (35921)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Sachsen) O. rhenana (26510)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bayern) O. rhenana (28280 28281 28282 28284)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246USA (California) O. ovoidea, O. perseaformis (27342)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Entre Ríos) O. sp. (138873)