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Quintinia tasmanensis
Taxonomy
Quintinia tasmanensis was named by Jordan (1997). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is RPU 556, a leaf. Its type locality is Regatta Point - Early Pleistocene, which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Quintinia tasmanensis Jordan p. 61 fig. 61,63,65 |
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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.
†Quintinia tasmanensis Jordan 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan 1997 | Leaf entire, about 30 mm long. Cuticle with amorphous non-staining outer layer. Inner layer of cuticle striate inside and out, stomata with broadly reniform guard cells and T-pieces of cuticle at the stomatal poles. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Quintinia tasmanensis (type locality: 166707) |