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Abietites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Abietites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Abietites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Abietites W.Hisinger, 1837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 174 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. W. Berry. 1911. Revision of the genera of several gymnospermous plants from the Potomac Group in Maryland and Virginia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1821):289-318 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Abietites angusticarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites dubius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites ellipticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites longifolius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Abietites macrocarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites marylandicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Abietites setiger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1837 | Abietites Hisinger p. 110 |
| 1922 | Abietites Berry |
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!
