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Laurophyllum litseaefolia

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum litseaefolia was named by MacGinitie (1941). Its type specimen is U.C. Mus. Pal. Paleobot. Ser. cotypes nos. 2199, 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. chalianum, L. kinkelinii, laurophyllum pseudoprinceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Laurophyllum litseaefolia MacGinitie pp. 116-117 figs. Plate 18, figures 2, 5; plate 19, figures l, 2; plate 22, figure 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurophyllumGöppert 1853
specieslitseaefolia

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.

†Laurophyllum litseaefolia MacGinitie 1941
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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: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Laurophyllum litseaefolia (23997 23999)