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Cyperocarpus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : Cyperocarpus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Cyperales : Cyperaceae : Cyperocarpus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cyperocarpus F.Pax, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. M. Anzótegui and R. Herbst. 2004. Megaflora (hojas y frutos) de la Formación San José (Mioceno Medio) en río Seco, departamento Santa María, provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Ameghiniana 41(3):423-436 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyperocarpus eliasii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cyperocarpus pulcherrima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1906 | Cyperocarpus Pax |
1970 | Cyperocarpus Andrews |
2004 | Cyperocarpus Anzótegui and Herbst |
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!