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Ranunculacidites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Ranunculacidites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 5.3 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher. 2001. Middle Paleogene palynology of Central Colombia, South America: A study of pollen and spores from tropical latitudes. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258(4-6):87-213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ranunculacidites operculatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1967 | Ranunculacidites Sah |
References
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!
