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Luminidites

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Luminidites was named by Pocknall and Mildenhall (1984). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Arecaceae by Pocknall and Mildenhall (1984).

Species
L. colombianensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. phormoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Luminidites Pocknall and Mildenhall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusLuminiditesPocknall and Mildenhall 1984

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. †Luminidites Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
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†Luminidites colombianensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 47.80000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia L. colombianensis (28861 29075)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) L. phormoides (168824)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) L. phormoides (169355 169356)