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Arbutus mohavensis

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Arbutus mohavensis was named by Axelrod (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 1510 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
1939Arbutus mohavensis Axelrod p. 123 figs. Plate 12, figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusArbutus
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.

Arbutus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
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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) Arbutus mohavensis (type locality: 19206)