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Polygonales
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Polygonales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (63%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Polygonaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 172 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1993 | Polygonales McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Polygonales Mabberley |
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!
