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Retrophyllum
Taxonomy
Retrophyllum was named by Page (1989). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hill and Merrifield (1993) and Stiles et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hill and Merrifield (1993) and Stiles et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Retrophyllum Page |
| 1993 | Retrophyllum Hill and Merrifield |
| 2020 | Retrophyllum Stiles et al. |
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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.
G. Retrophyllum Page 1989
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†Retrophyllum australe Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Retrophyllum spiralifolium Wilf et al. 2017
†Retrophyllum superstes Wilf et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Lutetian or 70.60000 to 41.30000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene | Argentina (Chubut) | R. superstes (194832) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | Podocarpaceae TY008 (133045 133046 133055 133056 133063 133064) Podocarpaceae TY008, Podocarpaceae TY176 (133047) Podocarpaceae TY176 (133054) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | R. sp. (166741) | |
| Lutetian | Argentina (Rio Negro) | R. spiralifolium (157776) | |
| Middle Eocene - Oligocene | Australia (Western Australia) | R. australe (167545) |