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Mimosites georgianus

Angiospermae - Rosales - Mimosaceae

Taxonomy
Mimosites georgianus was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Phinizy Gully, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the McBean Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. engelhardti, M. suteri, M. trinidadensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Mimosites georgianus Berry p. 142 figs. Plate 27, Figs. 5-9
1919Mimosites georgianus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyMimosaceaeBrown 1814
genusMimosites
speciesgeorgianus

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.

†Mimosites georgianus Berry 1914
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Mimosites georgianus (212698)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Mimosites georgianus (type locality: 212697)