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Firmianites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)279721https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=279721
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malvales : Sterculiaceae : Firmianites
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
-EudicotDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderMalvalesJussieu 1820
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusFirmianitesCockerell 1909
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Firmianitesgenusbelongs to Sterculiaceaestated with evidenceCockerell, 1909
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. D. A. Cockerell. 1909. Eocene fossils from Green River, Wyoming. American Journal of Science, Series 4 28:447-448

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Firmianites aterrimus
species
listed (PBDB)150.3 Ma
Eocene
50.3 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1909Firmianites Cockerell p. 447

References

Cockerell T. D. A. (1909) Eocene fossils from Green River, Wyoming, American Journal of Science, Series 4 28, 447-448
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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