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Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum

Angiospermae - Ericales - Lecythidaceae

Taxonomy
Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum was named by Prakash and Dayal (1965). Its type specimen is BSIP 32778, a wood, and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Mahurzari, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum Prakash and Dayal
1976Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum Lakhanpal et al.
2017Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyLecythidaceaePoiteau 1825
genusBarringtonioxylonShallom 1960
specieseopterocarpumPrakash and Dayal 1965

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.

Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum Prakash and Dayal 1965
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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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Maharashtra) Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum (type locality: 224626)