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Platanocarpus elkneckensis

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Taxonomy
Platanocarpus elkneckensis was named by Pedersen et al. (1994) [Plate II, 1 of Pedersen et al. (1994)]. Its type specimen is PP35073. Its type locality is The Bull Mountain locality, which is in the Albian of claystone the Patapsco Formation Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Platanocarpus elkneckensis Pedersen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
genusPlatanocarpusFriis et al. 1988
specieselkneckensis

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Platanocarpus elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
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