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Platycarya americana

Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae

Taxonomy
Platycarya americana was named by Hickey (1977). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 42992.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Platycarya americana Hickey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyJuglandaceae
genusPlatycaryaSiebold and Zuccarini 1843
speciesamericana

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.

Platycarya americana Hickey 1977
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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: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Platycarya americana (28701 28702 28703 28708 28709 28710 28711 28712 28713 28715 28719 28720 28721 28722 28723 28724 28725 28729 28733 28735 28736 28737 28908 28909 28910 28911)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Platycarya americana (10807) Platycarya americana, Salix heartensis, Lamanonia borealis (10802)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming ) Platycarya americana (129152)