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Cyperales
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Cyperales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (58%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Cyperaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Sedge | 235 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Gramineae family | listed (PBDB) | True Grass | 95 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Cyperales Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
| 2000 | Cyperales 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!
