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Euphorbiotheca platysperma

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Euphorbiotheca platysperma was named by Chandler (1962). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lower Bagshot - Lake near Poole, which is in a Ypresian fluvial lignite/sandstone in the Bagshot Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Euphorbiotheca platysperma Chandler p. 83 figs. Plate 11; Figs. 20-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusEuphorbiothecaReid and Chandler 1933
speciesplatysperma

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.

†Euphorbiotheca platysperma Chandler 1962
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Euphorbiotheca platysperma (type locality: 23398)