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Pterocaryopsis elliptica

Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae

Taxonomy
Pterocaryopsis elliptica was named by Chandler (1978). It is not extant. Its type locality is The London Clay Flora - Bognor, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone/sandstone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pterocaryopsis elliptica Chandler p. 19 figs. PI. 3, figs. 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyJuglandaceae
genusPterocaryopsis
specieselliptica

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.

Pterocaryopsis elliptica Chandler 1978
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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) Pterocaryopsis elliptica (type locality: 21249)