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Ericipites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericipites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericipites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ericipites R.P.Wodehouse, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. E. González-Guzmán. 1967. A palynological study on the upper Los Cuervos and Mirador formations (Lower and middle Eocene; Tibu area, Colombia). |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ericipites annulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Ericipites crassiexinus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Ericipites microtectanum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ericipites scabratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Ericipites Wodehouse |
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!
