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Burserites

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Burseraceae

Taxonomy
Burserites was named by Berry (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Burserites fayettensis.

It was assigned to Burseraceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. fayettensis (type species), B. venezuelana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Burserites Berry
1970Burserites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyBurseraceaeKunth 1824
genusBurseritesBerry 1924

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. †Burserites Berry 1924
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Burserites fayettensis Berry 1924
Burserites venezuelana Berry 1921
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 55.80000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene55.8 - 33.9Venezuela (Zulia) B. fayettensia (31274)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela B. venezuelana (32006)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Trujillo) B. venezuelana (31281)