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Sigmaphyllum ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Sigmaphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Sigmaphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sigmaphyllum R.S.Hill & L.J.Scriven, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Hill, R. S.; Scriven, L. J. (1998). Falcatifolium (Podocarpaceae) macrofossils from paleogene sediments in south-eastern Australia: a reassessment. Australian Systematic Botany. 11(6): 711-720. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. S. Hill and L. J. Scriven. 1999. Falcatifolium (Podocarpaceae) Macrofossils from Paleogene Sediments in South-eastern Australia: a Reassessment. Australian Systematic Botany 11(6):711-720 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sigmaphyllum australis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Sigmaphyllum tasmanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1999 | Sigmaphyllum Hill and Scriven |
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!