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Quercophyllum

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Quercophyllum was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fagaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Quercophyllum Fontaine
1919Quercophyllum Knowlton
1970Quercophyllum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusQuercophyllumFontaine 1889

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.

G. †Quercophyllum Fontaine 1889
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Quercophyllum platanoides MacGinitie 1941
Quercophyllum wyomingense Fontaine 1899
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: base of the Early/Lower Cretaceous to the top of the Middle Eocene or 145.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Q. wyomingense (34837)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Q. gardneri (34921 34970)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Q. platanoides (24013)