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Araliopsoides cretacea

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Sassafras cretaceum was named by Newberry (1863). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Araliopsis cretacea by Berry (1911); it was recombined as Araliopsoides cretacea by Berry (1916) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonyms
  • Populites salisburyiaefolius was named by Lesquereux (1868). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Cissites salisburiaefolius by Lesquereux (1892); it was synonymized subjectively with Araliopsoides cretacea by Knowlton (1919).
  • Sassafras obtusus was named by Lesquereux (1872). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Cissites obtusum by Lesquereux (1874); it was recombined as Araliopsis obtusum by Lesquereux (1883); it was synonymized subjectively with Araliopsoides cretacea by Knowlton (1919).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Sassafras cretaceum Newberry
1868Populites salisburyiaefolius Lesquereux
1872Sassafras obtusus Lesquereux
1874Cissites obtusum Lesquereux
1883Araliopsis obtusum Lesquereux
1892Cissites salisburiaefolius Lesquereux
1911Araliopsis cretacea Berry
1916Araliopsoides cretacea Berry
1919Araliopsoides cretacea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
classDicotyledoneae
genusAraliopsoidesBerry 1916
speciescretacea(Newberry 1863)

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.

Araliopsoides cretacea Newberry 1863
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Invalid names: Araliopsis obtusum Lesquereux 1872 [synonym], Populites salisburyiaefolius Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
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 Albian to the top of the Albian or 105.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (South Dakota) Cissites salisburiaefolius (34867 34868)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Araliopsoides cretacea (29018 102722 102992)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Montana) Araliopsoides cretacea (31171)