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Castanea claibornensis

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Castanea claibornensis was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Fiske property, which is in a Bartonian marine claystone in the McBean Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. mollissima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Castanea claibornensis Berry p. 138 figs. Plate 28, Figs. 1, 2
1919Castanea claibornensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusCastaneaMiller 1754
speciesclaibornensis

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.

†Castanea claibornensis Berry 1914
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Castanea claibornensis (type locality: 212696)