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Persites

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Persites was named by Hickey (1977).

It was assigned to Lauraceae by Hickey (1977).

Species
P. argutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Persites Hickey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusPersites

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. †Persites Hickey 1977
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†Persites argutus Hickey 1977
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: Clarkforkian or 56.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) P. argutus (28656 28670 129153 129222 129224)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) P. argutus (11348 11352 11355 11372 11373 11377 11380 11381 11382 11420 11445 11459 28647 28650 28651 28654 28655 28657 28665 28666 28667 28668 28672 28673 28675 28676 28677 28678 28679 28680 28681 28684 28685 28688 28689 28690 28692 28693 28694 28898 28900 28901 28903 28905 28906 28907)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) P. argutus (10810 10968)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. argutus (11342 11387 11486)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) P. argutus (10966 10979)