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Dicotetradites

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Dicotetradites was named by Couper (1953). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Couper (1953); and to Eudicots by Vera et al. (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dicotetradites Couper
2022Dicotetradites Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusDicotetraditesCouper 1953

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. †Dicotetradites Couper 1953
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Dicotetradites reticulatus Dutta and Sah 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 70.60000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) D. sp. (231725)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) D. reticulatus (224682)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) D. meridianus (166738 167511)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) D. meridianus (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica D. clavatus (169273)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) D. spp. (167130)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand D. clavatus (169164 169165)