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Prosopis pliocenica

Angiospermae - Rosales - Mimosaceae

Taxonomy
Prosopis pliocenica was named by Axelrod (1937). It 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
1937Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod p. 177 figs. pl. 6, figs. 2, 3
1939Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyMimosaceaeBrown 1814
genusProsopisLinnaeus 1767
speciespliocenicaAxelrod 1937

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.

†Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod 1937
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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 Barstovian or 20.43000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Prosopis pliocenica (type locality: 19206)