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Colocasioideaepites kingstoni

Angiospermae - Araceae

Taxonomy
Colocasioideaepites kingstoni was named by Biswas (1962). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tura-Dalu Road Section, which is in an Eocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Tura Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Colocasioideaepites kingstoni Biswas
1976Colocasioideaepites kingstoni Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789
genusColocasioideaepitesBiswas 1962
specieskingstoniBiswas 1962

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: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Meghalaya) Colocasioideaepites kingstoni (type locality: 224747)