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Micropodium

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Micropodium was named by Saporta (1861) [homonym of Micropodium Mettenius 1866]. It is extant. Its type is Micropodium oligospermum.

It was assigned to Leguminosae by Brown (1959) and Andrews (1970).

Species
M. oligospermum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Micropodium Saporta
1959Micropodium Brown p. 128
1970Micropodium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusMicropodiumSaporta 1861

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Micropodium Saporta 1861
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†Micropodium oligospermum Saporta 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Oregon) M. ovatum (35220)