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Castanea atavia

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Castanea atavia was named by Unger (1850). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. mollissima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Castanea atavia Unger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusCastaneaMiller 1754
speciesataviaUnger 1850

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 atavia Unger 1850
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 28.40000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Czech Republic Castanea atavia (224522)
Middle Miocene - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Castanea atavia (27380)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Castanea atavia (23044 23045 27512 27514)