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Microdiptera major

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae

Taxonomy
Microdiptera major was named by Chandler (1963). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bournemouth Freshwater Beds, which is in a Lutetian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/sandstone in the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Microdiptera major Chandler p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyLythraceaeSaint-Hilaire 1805
genusMicrodipteraChandler 1957
speciesmajor

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.

Microdiptera major Chandler 1963
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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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Microdiptera major (type locality: 24106)