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Zizyphus laurifolius

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae

Taxonomy
Zizyphus laurifolius was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is McBrides Ford, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. elliptica, Z. mcgregori, Z. minor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Zizyphus laurifolius Berry p. 116 figs. Plate 21, Fig. 7
1919Zizyphus laurifolius Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRhamnaceaeJussieu 1789
genusZizyphus(Miller 1758)
specieslaurifolius

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.

†Zizyphus laurifolius 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: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.3 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Zizyphus laurifolius (type locality: 28321)