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Eomastixia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)261810https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=261810
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Mastixiaceae : Eomastixia
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
familyMastixiaceaeCalestani 1905
genusEomastixiaChandler 1926
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eomastixiagenusbelongs to Mastixiaceaestated with evidenceChandler, 1925
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eomastixia rugosa
species
listed (PBDB)2656.0 Ma
Paleocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1925Eomastixia Chandler
1926Eomastixia Chandler
1962Eomastixia Chandler p. 124
1963Eomastixia Chandler p. 123
1964Eomastixia Chandler p. 99
1970Eomastixia Andrews

References

Collinson M. E., Manchester S. R., et al (2012) Fossil Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany, Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570, 1-249
Chandler M. E. J. (1962) The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. II. Flora of the Pipe-Clay Series of Dorset (Lower Bagshot), British Museum (Natural History) London, 1-176
Chandler M. E. J. (1963) , The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. III. Flora of the Bournemouth Beds, The Boscombe, and the Highcliff Sands, 1-169
Chandler M. E. J. (1964) The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. IV. A summary and survey of findings in the light of recent botanical observations
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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