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Bombacites orientalis

Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae

Taxonomy
Bombacites orientalis was named by Lakhanpal (1955). It is not extant. Its type locality is Damalgiri, W of Tura, which is in an Eocene fluvial horizon in the Tura Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Bombacites orientalis Lakhanpal
1976Bombacites orientalis Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familyBombacaceaeKunth
genusBombacitesBerry 1916
speciesorientalisLakhanpal 1955

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.

†Bombacites orientalis Lakhanpal 1955
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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: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Bombacites orientalis (type locality: 224709)