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Lyonothamnus mohavensis

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae

Taxonomy
Lyonothamnus mohavensis was named by Axelrod (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 1457, 1458, 1459 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cache Peak (P-3643), which is in a Hemingfordian/Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Bopesta Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Lyonothamnus mohavensis Axelrod p. 107 figs. Plate 8, figures 6, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderRosales
familyRosaceae
genusLyonothamnusGray 1885
speciesmohavensis

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.

Lyonothamnus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. I. Axelrod 1939Leaf lanceolate, total dimensions unknown; lamina regularly di vided to the midrib into lobes of regular size, either alternate or opposite; upper and lower sides of the lobes commonly parallel near the base, the base of the lobe flattened to the midrib, i.e., truncate; each lobe passing outward into an upturned blunt or acute point, i.e., falcate-pointed; lobes 4 mm. long and 2 mm. wide, each containing 4 to 6 lateral veins, parallel, the uppermost one reaching into the apex, the others running to the upcurved abaxial side of the lobe; margins of the lobe entire; texture coriaceous.
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 Barstovian or 20.43000 to 13.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 13.6USA (California) Lyonothamnus mohavensis (type locality: 19206)