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Nothofagidites couperi

Angiospermae - Fagales

Taxonomy
Nothofagidites couperi was named by Ramanujam (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Neyveli, which is in a Miocene marginal marine lignite in the Neyveli Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. deminutus, N. emarcidus, N. matauraensis, N. vansteenisii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Nothofagidites couperi Ramanujam
1976Nothofagidites couperi Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
genusNothofagiditesPotonié 1960
speciescouperiRamanujam 1966

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.

†Nothofagidites couperi Ramanujam 1966
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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 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Nothofagidites couperi (type locality: 224618)