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Mallotus protojaponicus

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Mallotus protojaponicus was named by Ozaki (1974). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Institute, Yokohama National University, GYNU-CMP-1037. Its type locality is Inkyoyama Hill, Izumi, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Akeyo Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. tuberculatas, M. wenshanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mallotus protojaponicus Ozaki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusMallotusLoureiro 1790
speciesprotojaponicus

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.

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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: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Gifu) Mallotus protojaponicus (type locality: 222791)