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Laurocarpum

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurocarpum was named by Reid and Chandler (1933). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lauraceae by Reid and Chandler (1933), Chandler (1961), Chandler (1962), Chandler (1963), Chandler (1964) and Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Laurocarpum Reid and Chandler
1961Laurocarpum Chandler p. 65
1962Laurocarpum Chandler p. 65
1963Laurocarpum Chandler p. 87
1964Laurocarpum Chandler p. 98
1970Laurocarpum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurocarpumReid and Chandler 1933

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. †Laurocarpum Reid and Chandler 1933
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Laurocarpum cupuliferum Chandler 1961
Laurocarpum davisi Chandler 1961
Laurocarpum inornatum Chandler 1961
Laurocarpum minimum Reid and Chandler 1933
Laurocarpum minutissimum Reid and Chandler 1933
Laurocarpum ovoideum Reid and Chandler 1933
Laurocarpum paradoxum Reid and Chandler 1933
Laurocarpum proteum Reid and Chandler 1933
Laurocarpum sheppeyense Reid and Chandler 1933
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Messinian or 59.20000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (21218 23315)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0United Kingdom (Surrey) L. sp. (23320)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) L. crassum, L. pyrocarpum, L. sp.9, L. sp.10, L. sp.11, L. sp.12, L. sp.13, L. sp.14, L. sp.15, L. sp.16, L. sp.17, L. sp.19, L. sp.21, L. sp., L. sheppeyense, L. minimum, L. paradoxum, L. ovoideum, L. proteum, L. minutissimum, L. davisi, Endiandra crassa (22811) L. minimum (21246) L. ovoideum (22804) L. sp. (21244 23398) L. sp., L. minimum, L. paradoxum, L. minutissimum (21249) L. sp.16, L. sp.18, L. spp., L. sheppeyense, L. minimum, L. paradoxum, L. ovoideum, L. proteum, L. minutissimum, L. cupuliferum, L. inornatum (22806)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) L. hancockii, L. nutbedensis, L. raisinoides (21220)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (24106 24107 24108)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) L. sp. (24922 25001)
Rupelian - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Germany (Brandenburg) L. sp. (24314)
Rupelian - Tertiary33.9 - 2.588Germany (Brandenburg) L. sp. (24318)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Sachsen) L. sp. (24184)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (sachsen) L. sp. (27519)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) L. rhenanum (28442)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) L. sp. (23056 23598 23652)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) L. sp. 2 (28131) L. sp. 3 (28114 28115)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) L. sp. (27925)