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Sterculia patagonica

Angiospermae - Malvales - Malvaceae

Taxonomy
Sterculia patagonica was named by Menéndez (1959). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type locality is Mirhoja, Mirador Mesa, which is in a Miocene/Miocene terrestrial siliciclastic in Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. guinazui

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Sterculia patagonica Menéndez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familyMalvaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusSterculia
speciespatagonica

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.

†Sterculia patagonica Menéndez 1959
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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: base of the Cretaceous to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 145.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Sterculia patagonica (153393)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene55.8 - 5.333Argentina Sterculia patagonica (32201)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Sterculia patagonica (type locality: 32098)