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Prosopis (mesquite)
Taxonomy
Prosopis was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mimosaceae by Chauhan (1991) and Anzótegui and Herbst (2004).
It was assigned to Mimosaceae by Chauhan (1991) and Anzótegui and Herbst (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1767 | Prosopis Linnaeus |
| 1991 | Prosopis Chauhan |
| 2004 | Prosopis Anzótegui and Herbst |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Prosopis linearfolia (24209) | |
| Hemingfordian - Barstovian | USA (California) | Prosopis pliocenica (19206) | |
| Middle Miocene | Argentina (Tucumán) | Prosopis sp. (138668) | |
| Middle Miocene | Argentina (Catamarca) | Prosopis sp. (138962) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Argentina (Catamarca) | Prosopis sp. (144206) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Prosopis nigra (53926) | |
| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | Prosopis cineraria (228785 228789 228811 228812) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttar Pradesh) | Prosopis spicigera (228820) |