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Myrtophyllum torreyi

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Discussion

Manchester 2014: "Myrtophyllum" torreyi may represent Chloranthaceae

Taxonomy
Myrtophyllum torreyi was named by Dorf (1942). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. angustum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Myrtophyllum torreyi Dorf p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMyrtophyllumHeer 1869
speciestorreyiDorf 1942

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.

†Myrtophyllum torreyi Dorf 1942
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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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Paleocene or 83.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Myrtophyllum torreyi (34975)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Myrtophyllum torreyi (34921)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Myrtophyllum torreyi (53086)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Myrtophyllum torreyi (52870 53072 53079)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Myrtophyllum torreyi (53601)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Myrtophyllum torreyi (57973 57987 57993 58003)