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Cercidiphyllites

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae

Taxonomy
Cercidiphyllites was named by Mtchedlishvili (1961). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cercidiphyllaceae by Jarzen (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Cercidiphyllites Mtchedlishvili
1982Cercidiphyllites Jarzen p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyCercidiphyllaceaeEngler 1907
genusCercidiphyllitesMtchedlishvili 1961

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.

G. †Cercidiphyllites Mtchedlishvili 1961
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Eocene or 72.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) C. brevicolpatus (36264)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) C. sp. (234615)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) C. sp. (234623)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) C. spp. (11090 33787 33806 33818 33825 33828 33838)