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Platanites
Taxonomy
Platanites was named by Forbes (1851). It is not extant. Its type is Platanites herbridicus.
It was assigned to Platanaceae by Andrews (1970) and McIver and Basinger (1993).
It was assigned to Platanaceae by Andrews (1970) and McIver and Basinger (1993).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1851 | Platanites Forbes |
| 1970 | Platanites Andrews |
| 1993 | Platanites McIver and Basinger |
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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. †Platanites Forbes 1851
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†Platanites herbridicus Forbes 1851
†Platanites marginata Lesquereux 1872
†Platanites raynoldsii Newberry 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 72.10000 to 61.70000 Ma
Collections (38 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | P. marginata (27136 27314 27315 27357 27366) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | P. marginata (96781) | |
| Lancian | USA (South Dakota) | P. marginata (48193) | |
| Lancian | USA (North Dakota) | P. marginata (25500 25501 25910 25911 25912 25914 25915 25918 25920 25921 25922 25923 48181 48182 48184 48185 48186 48187 48191 48195 48196 48198 48199 48201 48248 48272 48273 48275 48276) | |
| Lancian | USA (Colorado) | P. marginata (31957) | |
| Early/Lower Paleocene | USA (Colorado) | P. marginata (129226) |