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Chasea
| Description | Panicum (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to 1–3 m tall. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Chasea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Diatomophyceae : Pennales : Chasea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Chasea G D.Hanna, 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Hanna, G D. (1934). Additional notes on diatoms from the Cretaceous of California. Journal of Paleontology, 8(3): 352-355, pl. 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Pennales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Pennales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Pennales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasea |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chasea bicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chasea magna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chasea ornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chasea tortonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Chasea Cervato |
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!
