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Cercocarpus antiquus

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae

Taxonomy
Cercocarpus antiquus was named by Lesquereux (1878).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. myricaefolia, C. nevadensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux p. 37 figs. pl. 10, figs. 6-11
1919Cercocarpus antiquus Knowlton
1939Cercocarpus antiquus Axelrod p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRosaceae
genusCercocarpusHumboldt et al. 1823
speciesantiquus

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.

†Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux 1878
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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 Hemingfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Clarendonian or 20.43000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333USA (Montana) Cercocarpus antiquus (23972)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Cercocarpus antiquus (27701)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Cercocarpus antiquus (19206)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Cercocarpus antiquus (27659)